Direction: In the following question, a sentence is given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives choose the one which best expresses the sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.
The owner said to the mechanic, “Why are you working so hard”?
1
The teacher asked the mechanic why he has been working so hard.
2
The owner asked the mechanic why is he working so hard.
3
The owner asked the mechanic why he had been working so hard.
4
The owner asked the mechanic why he was working so hard.
5
None of the above