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A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.  “Are you going to eat with us?” he asked.

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A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech. 

“Are you going to eat with us?” he asked.


1).

He asked me if I was going to eat with them.


2).

He asked whether he was going to eat with them.


3). He inquired whether I am going to eat or not.
4).

She asked me if he was going to eat with them. 


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The quoted part is in the present continuous tense (are you going) => we will have past continuous tense (was going) in the reported speech. You has been used => it changes to I. Thus, Option 1) is the correct answer.

HE asked = rule out 4).

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