He said, "How did you get into this house?"
Correct answer: A. He asked how I had got into that house.
- A. He asked how I had got into that house.
- B. He asked how had I got into that house.
- C. He asked how I had got into this house.
- D. He asked how I had got into that house?
Explanation
Here's why:- "He said" is changed to "He asked" to indicate that the original sentence was a question.- "you" is changed to "I" to maintain the correct pronoun perspective.- "did" is changed to "had" to maintain the correct verb tense (past perfect).- "this" is changed to "that" to maintain the correct pronoun perspective (the house is now being referred to from a different perspective)
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