[Grammar] putting sentences with different tenses into reported speech

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How should I put this sentence into reported speech?

John asked: 'Had the girl made dinner before her guests arrived?'

John asked if the girl had made dinner before her guests arrived.
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John asked if the girl had made dinner before her guests had arrived.

Do I have to,Can I change 'arrive' into Past Perfect?
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The first example is correct. The past perfect with 'arrived' is not correct.
 
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bhaisahab said:
The first example is correct. The past perfect with 'arrived' is not correct.
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Why is it so? In textbooks it's said Past Simple is changed into Past Perfect in Reported Speech. Does this rule apply only in case of the first verb?
 
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The names of tenses and the phrase "reported speech" are not proper nouns. Don't capitalize them except at the beginning of a sentence.
 
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