Question

In the questions below, the sentences have been given in Direct/Indirect speech. From the given alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
She said to her friend, "I know where everyone is."

• A. She told that she knew where was everyone.
• B. She told her friend that she knew where was everyone.
• C. She told her friend that she knew where is everyone.
• D. She told her friend that she knows where was everyone.

Hint:

When converting Direct Speech to Indirect Speech, pay attention to changes in verb tenses and word order.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Step 1: Understanding the question.
The sentence is in Direct Speech. We need to convert it into Indirect Speech. In Indirect Speech, the verb tense is generally shifted back. "Know" becomes "knew", and "where is" becomes "where was".

Step 2: Analyzing the options.
(A) She told that she knew where was everyone: Incorrect — The word order "where was" is correct, but the word "that" should not be used here.
(B) She told her friend that she knew where was everyone: Correct — This option correctly converts the direct speech into indirect speech with proper verb tense and word order.
(C) She told her friend that she knew where is everyone: Incorrect — "Is" should be changed to "was".
(D) She told her friend that she knows where was everyone: Incorrect — The verb "knows" should be changed to "knew" to match the past tense.

Step 3: Conclusion.
The correct answer is (B) She told her friend that she knew where was everyone.

Answer 2

Converting "She said to her friend, 'I know where everyone is.'" into indirect speech requires two things: keeping the addressee (her friend) as the object of "told," and correctly shifting both verbs, "know" and "is," one tense back since the reporting verb "said" is in the past. Checking each option against these two requirements identifies the right one.

1. She told that she knew where was everyone: The tense shift here (know to knew, is to was) is handled correctly, but the sentence drops "her friend" entirely, losing the addressee that was named in the original quote, so it fails on completeness.
2. She told her friend that she knew where was everyone: This keeps "her friend" as the object of "told" and correctly shifts both "know" to "knew" and "is" to "was," satisfying both requirements the conversion demands.
3. She told her friend that she knew where is everyone: "Her friend" is retained correctly and "know" is shifted to "knew," but "is" is left in the present tense instead of shifting to "was," breaking the backward tense shift rule.
4. She told her friend that she knows where was everyone: "Her friend" and the shift of "is" to "was" are both handled, but "know" is left as "knows" instead of shifting to "knew," which is inconsistent with reporting the statement in the past.

Only one option satisfies both the addressee requirement and the full backward tense shift that converting this sentence into indirect speech demands.

Therefore, the correct answer is She told her friend that she knew where was everyone.