𝒞𝒽𝑜𝑜𝓈𝑒 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒸𝑜𝓇𝓇𝑒𝒸𝓉 𝑜𝓅𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃.
The grandmother asked, "Why is the child crying?"
The grandmother asked why the child was crying.
The grandmother asked why the child is crying.
The grandmother asked if the child was crying.