Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech:

**Hira inquired how I was doing being all alone in my house.**

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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech:

**Hira inquired how I was doing being all alone in my house.**

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**Solution:**

1. The original sentence is in indirect speech: _Hira inquired how I was doing being all alone in my house._

2. To convert to direct speech:
   - Change the reporting verb _inquired_ to _said to me_ (common reporting verb for questions).
   - Place the reported clause inside quotation marks.
   - Change the pronoun _I_ to _you_ because Hira is speaking directly to the person.
   - Use the question word _how_ to form the question.
   - Use the correct word order for a question: _How are you doing..._ (auxiliary verb before subject).
   - End the sentence with a question mark.

3. Option (3) correctly follows all these rules:
   - "Hira said to me, “How are you doing being all alone in your house?”"

**Answer:** Option (3)

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