Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the option that converts the given statement into indirect speech.

"Do you live in this colony?", said the stranger to me.

  1. The stranger asked me if I live in this colony.

  2. The stranger asked me that I live in that colony.

  3. The stranger asked me whether I live in that colony.

  4. The stranger asked me whether I lived in that colony.

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Since the reporting verb is in the simple past tense, and the question is about 'me', 'you live' will change to 'I lived'. Also, the question will change into a statement by the use of 'asked'.