Direct speech : - Direct speech is used to report or rather repeat the words spoken by the speaker or writer in the way it is told by the speaker .

Indirect speech : - Indirect speech is the way in which you convey what someone said to another person, not necessarily using the exact words of the speaker.

Changes in Interrogative Sentences:

All question are changed into sentences and the question mark is replaced by the full stop. We use reporting verbs such as asked, inquired, wanted to know, wondered or demanded. We do not use that to introduce the question, instead we use if/ whether when reporting Yes/ no question. In case of wh-questions the wh-word (or the phrase it introduces) is the subject of the verb, so the order does not change in the direct question:

• "Who owns the bookshop?",Rajesh asked. (Direct Question)
• Rajesh asked who owned the bookshop. (Indirect Question)

In the question : -

1. He asked her , " Can you see a woman seated at a table ? "

The Indirect speech of the above sentence is :

He asked her if she could see a woman seated at a table .

While converting into indirect speech asked remains same  , then the inverted commas are converted into if when the sentence is in interrogative form , then the pronoun you is converted into she according to first person , then can changes into could and then the objective part seated at a table .

2. He said to me ," What are you doing ? "

The Indirect speech of the above sentence is :

He asked me what I was doing .

While converting into indirect speech , said is converted into asked  , then the inverted commas are removed and the sentence starts with wh word ( what ) and then you is converted into I according to first person , then simple present is converted into simple past means are is converted into was .

Thus , the Correct Option is B , which is 1. He asked her if she could see a woman seated at a table . 2. He asked me what I was doing .

Direct speech : - Direct speech is used to report or rather repeat the words spoken by the speaker or writer in the way it is told by the speaker .

Indirect speech : - Indirect speech is the way in which you convey what someone said to another person, not necessarily using the exact words of the speaker.

Changes in Interrogative Sentences:

All question are changed into sentences and the question mark is replaced by the full stop. We use reporting verbs such as asked, inquired, wanted to know, wondered or demanded. We do not use that to introduce the question, instead we use if/ whether when reporting Yes/ no question. In case of wh-questions the wh-word (or the phrase it introduces) is the subject of the verb, so the order does not change in the direct question:

• "Who owns the bookshop?",Rajesh asked. (Direct Question)
• Rajesh asked who owned the bookshop. (Indirect Question)

In the question : -

The girl said to her father , " Have you brought a pen for me ?"

The direct speech of the above sentence is :

The girl asked her father if he had brought a pen for her .

While converting into indirect speech firstly said is converted into asked , then the inverted commas are converted into if when the sentence is in interrogative form , then the pronoun you is converted into he according to first person , then the present perfect changes into past perfect means have is converted into had and then the objective part a pen for her .

Thus , the Correct Option is D , which is The girl asked her father if he had brought a pen for her .

Direct speech : - Direct speech is used to report or rather repeat the words spoken by the speaker or writer in the way it is told by the speaker .

Indirect speech : - Indirect speech is the way in which you convey what someone said to another person, not necessarily using the exact words of the speaker.

Changes in Interrogative Sentences:

All question are changed into sentences and the question mark is replaced by the full stop. We use reporting verbs such as asked, inquired, wanted to know, wondered or demanded. We do not use that to introduce the question, instead we use if/ whether when reporting Yes/ no question. In case of wh-questions the wh-word (or the phrase it introduces) is the subject of the verb, so the order does not change in the direct question:

• "Who owns the bookshop?",Rajesh asked. (Direct Question)
• Rajesh asked who owned the bookshop. (Indirect Question)

In the question : -

1. You said to me , " Why have you failed ?"

The Indirect speech of the above sentence is :

You asked me why I had failed .

While converting into indirect speech , said is converted into asked  , then the inverted commas are removed and the sentence starts with wh word ( why ) and then you is converted into I according to first person , then present perfect is converted into past perfect means have is converted into had and then the objective part failed .

2. Mina said ," Why must I stay ? "

The Indirect speech of the above sentence is :

Mina asked why she must stay .

While converting into indirect speech , said is converted into asked  , then the inverted commas are removed and the sentence starts with wh word ( why ) and then I is converted into she according to first person , then must remains same and then the objective part stay .

Thus , the Correct Option is D , which is 1. You asked me why I had failed . 2. Mina asked why she must stay .