I said to her, "Why are you sleeping"?
- A. I asked her why she was sleeping.
- B. I asked her that why she was sleeping.
- C. I asked her that why was she sleeping.
- D. None of these
Explanation
In an indirect question, the question word is followed by normal statement order: “why she was sleeping.” The conjunction “that” is not used after “asked” before a wh-question.
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