She said to him, “Why don’t you go today?”a)She aske...
To convert the reported speech into indirect speech, we need to make the necessary changes to the verb tense, pronouns, and adverbs. Let's analyze each option and determine which one correctly represents the reported speech.
Option A:
She asked him why he did not go that day.
- This option correctly uses the past tense "did not go" to report the original statement. It also changes the pronoun "you" to "him" and uses the adverb "that" to refer to the specific day mentioned in the original statement. Therefore, option A is correct.
Option B:
She said to him why he don't go that day.
- This option incorrectly uses the present tense "don't go" instead of the past tense to report the original statement. It should be "didn't go" to maintain the past tense. Therefore, option B is incorrect.
Option C:
She asked him not to go that day.
- This option changes the meaning of the original statement. It implies that she asked him not to go on that particular day, rather than questioning why he didn't go. Therefore, option C is incorrect.
Option D:
She asked him why he did not go today.
- This option uses the word "today" instead of "that day." It does not accurately report the original statement. Therefore, option D is incorrect.
Therefore, the correct answer is option A:
She asked him why he did not go that day.