Question

Please))Choose the right variant of the sentence in the reported speech: She asked: “ When were the telegrams sent?” A. She asked when were the telegrams sent B. She asked when the telegrams had been sent C. She asked when had the telegrams sent D. She asked when the telegrams had sent E. She asked when the telegrams were sent

Answer 1

B) She asked when the telegrams had been sent.

Answer 2

Ответ:

B. She asked when the telegrams had been sent

Answer 3

The correct variant of the sentence in reported speech is:

E. She asked when the telegrams were sent.

In reported speech, we generally change the tense of the verb to match the tense used in the reporting clause. Since the original question was in the past tense ("When were the telegrams sent?"), the reported speech should also be in the past tense. Option E correctly changes the verb "were" to the past tense to maintain the correct tense agreement.