The manager asked the employees whether they had submitted their reports.
- AThe manager said to the employees, "Have you submitted your reports?"
- BThe manager said to the employees, "Did you submit your reports?"
- CThe manager said to the employees, "Have you submitted their reports?"
- DThe manager said to the employees, "Had you submitted your reports?"
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Concept: 'asked … whether' signals a yes/no question; past perfect in indirect → present perfect in direct.
- 'asked' → 'said to'; question form with '?'.
- 'they had submitted' → 'Have you submitted'.
- 'their reports' → 'your reports' (employees addressed directly).
- (b) uses wrong tense, (c) keeps 'their', (d) keeps 'had'.
Trick: Reverse the backshift: had + V3 → have/has + V3.
Answer: (A) The manager said … "Have you submitted your reports?"
अवधारणा: 'asked … whether' से पता चलता है कि यह yes/no प्रश्न है; indirect का past perfect → direct में present perfect।
- 'asked' → 'said to', अंत में प्रश्नवाचक चिह्न।
- 'they had submitted' → 'Have you submitted'।
- 'their reports' → 'your reports'।
- (b) का काल गलत, (c) में 'their' रह गया, (d) में 'had' रह गया।
ट्रिक: Backshift उलटिए: had + V3 → have/has + V3।
उत्तर: (A) The manager said … "Have you submitted your reports?"
