Question : In the following question, a sentence has been given in direct/indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in indirect/direct speech
Pooja said, "It was my own decision to buy the car."
Option 1: Pooja said that it has been her own decision to have bought the car.
Option 2: Pooja told that it had been her own decision to have bought the car.
Option 3: Pooja said that it was her own decision to buy the car.
Option 4: Pooja said that it had been her own decision to buy the car.
Correct Answer: Pooja said that it had been her own decision to buy the car.
Solution : The correct answer is option 4.
Pooja said that it had been her own decision to buy the car.
Explanation:
We will proceed as follows because the reporting verb is in the past tense and direct speech is in the past tense: -
The inverted comma is eliminated, and the conjunction "that" is used in its place.
The past perfect tense, "had," replaces the simple past tense "was." The rule states that "it was my own decision" is past indefinite and not past continuous, and that "past tense" changes to "past perfect."
Was is the main verb in this sentence, which comes from the 'be' form when something is present. As a result, "had + been" will be used since "be" now takes on the third form, "been."
As the first person changes depending on the subject, the pronoun "My" is changed to "her."
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