Select the correct direct from of the given sentence: She asked me why I had been smoking that day

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Select the correct direct from of the given sentence: She asked me why I had been smoking that day

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The correct answer is She said to me, "Why were you smoking today?". Here is why this is the correct transformation based on standard grammar rules:Tense Change: The past continuous tense ("were smoking") in direct speech shifts backward into the past perfect continuous tense ("had been smoking") in indirect speech.Time Shift: The word "today" in direct speech changes to "that day" in indirect speech.Reporting Verb: "She said to me" changes to "She asked me" because it is a question.

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She says to me, "Why were you smoking this day?"

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She said to me, "Why are you smoking today?"

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She said to me, "Why you smoke today?"

Select the correct direct from of the given sentence:
She asked me why I had been smoking that day

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