The teacher said to Ali, "Why did you not come yesterday?"
Correct answer: A. The teacher asked Usman why he had not come the previous day.
- A. The teacher asked Usman why he had not come the previous day.
- B. The teacher asked Usman why he had not come the yesterday.
- C. The teacher asked Usman why had he not come the previous day.
- D. The teacher asked Usman why he has not come to previous day.
Explanation
This option is correct. It properly converts the direct question into indirect speech. The question is turned into an indirect question with the past perfect tense "had not come," and "yesterday" is correctly adjusted to "the previous day."
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