Choose the correct indirect speech for the given sentence: Rohan said to Meena, "Are you coming to the school library today?"

Step-by-step solution

1. Identify the sentence type: The direct speech is an interrogative sentence (a yes/no question).
2. Change the reporting verb: 'said to' becomes 'asked'.
3. Remove the quotation marks and use 'if' or 'whether' as the connecting word (do not use 'that').
4. Change the question structure into an assertive structure: 'Are you coming' becomes 'she was coming' (present continuous changes to past continuous, and second-person pronoun 'you' changes to third-person 'she' referring to Meena).
5. Change the time expression: 'today' changes to 'that day'.

Concept tested: Reporting yes/no questions

Published 27 August 2026 · How this solution was prepared and checked

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