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From the given alternatives, choose the one which best expressed the given sentence in Direct/Indirect voice.Marry said to Ruby, "Why are you not in your seat."AMarry asked Ruby why is she not in her seat?BMarry asked Ruby why was she not in her seat?CMarry asked Ruby why was she not in her seat.DMarry asked Ruby why is she not in her seat.

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From the given alternatives, choose the one which best expressed the given sentence in Direct/Indirect voice.Marry said to Ruby, "Why are you not in your seat."AMarry asked Ruby why is she not in her seat?BMarry asked Ruby why was she not in her seat?CMarry asked Ruby why was she not in her seat.DMarry asked Ruby why is she not in her seat.

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Solution

The correct answer is B. Marry asked Ruby why was she not in her seat?

Here's why:

In the process of changing from direct to indirect speech, the sentence structure changes. The original sentence is in the form of a question in direct speech. When changing to indirect speech, the sentence structure should be in the form of a statement, not a question. Therefore, the correct form should be "Marry asked Ruby why she was not in her seat".

Option B is the closest to this correct form. The other options either maintain the question form (A and D) or have incorrect grammar (C).

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