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."
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.
He said," I want to purchase this car."
Option 1: He said that I would want to purchase the car.
Option 2: He said that he wanted to purchase that car.
Option 3: He said that he wanted to purchase this car.
Option 4: He said that he wants to purchase the car.
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 express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
She said, "I washed my cloths yesterday".
Option 1: She says that she had washed her cloths the day before.
Option 2: She said that she had washed her cloths yesterday.
Option 3: She said that she had washed her cloths the day before.
Option 4: She said that she had been washed her cloths the day before.
The lady said to her father, “I have been working since morning”.
Option 1: The lady said to her father that she has been working since morning.
Option 2: The lady told her father that she had been working since morning.
Option 3: The lady said to her father that she is working since morning.
Option 4: The lady said to her father that she was working since morning.
Megha said, “The man was coming.”
Option 1: Megha said that the man had been coming.
Option 2: Megha said that man has been coming.
Option 3: Megha said that the man was coming.
Option 4: Megha said that the man would have been coming.
John said, "I am driving to office tomorrow".
Option 1: John said that he is driving to office tomorrow.
Option 2: John said that he was driving to office the next day.
Option 3: John says that he was driving to office tomorrow.
Option 4: John said that he had been driving to office the next day.
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