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Teacher asked us why _____ in the class.

Awe are talking

Bwe were talking

Cwe have talked

Dwere we talking

Answer:

B. we were talking

Read Explanation:

  • we are talking: ഈ ഓപ്‌ഷൻ തെറ്റാണ്, കാരണം ചോദ്യം ഭൂതകാലത്തിൽ ("asked") റിപ്പോർട്ടുചെയ്‌തിരിക്കുന്നു, അതിനാൽ റിപ്പോർട്ടുചെയ്‌ത സംഭാഷണത്തിലെ ക്രിയയും ഭൂതകാലത്തിലായിരിക്കണം.
  • we were talking: This option is correct because it uses the past continuous tense, which is appropriate for reported speech when the original question was in the past continuous tense (e.g., "Why are you talking?").
    • "Teacher asked us why we were talking in the class." / ഞങ്ങൾ എന്തിനാണ് ക്ലാസ്സിൽ സംസാരിക്കുന്നതെന്ന് ടീച്ചർ ഞങ്ങളോട് ചോദിച്ചു.
  • we have talked: This option is incorrect because it uses the present perfect tense, which does not fit well with the past tense "asked."
  • were we talking: ഈ ഓപ്‌ഷൻ തെറ്റാണ്, കാരണം റിപ്പോർട്ടുചെയ്‌ത സംഭാഷണത്തിന് പദ ക്രമം തെറ്റാണ്. റിപ്പോർട്ടുചെയ്‌ത ചോദ്യങ്ങളിൽ, വിഷയം ക്രിയയുടെ മുമ്പിൽ വരുന്നു ("we were" instead of "were we").

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