He said, "What is the matter"?[Choose the correct indirect speech:]
Correct answer: B. He asked what the matter was.
- A. He said what the matter was.
- B. He asked what the matter was.
- C. He enquired that what was the matter.
- D. He asked that what the matter had been.
Explanation
Indirect speech is a grammatical mechanism for reporting the content without directly speaking it. When the reporting verb is in the past and the direct speech is in the simple present tense, then the indirect speech will change into the past indefinite tense.
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