In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
They said, "We were asking a rhetorical question."
1
They said that they had been asking a rhetorical question.
2
They said that they were asking a rhetorical question.
3
They told that they have been asking a rhetorical question
4
They say that them asking rhetorical question.