Question : Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
He said to his sister, “I am very proud of you.”
Option 1: He said to his sister that he is very proud of her.
Option 2: He told his sister that how proud he was of her.
Option 3: He told his sister that he was very proud of her.
Option 4: He said his sister was very proud of him.
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Correct Answer: He told his sister that he was very proud of her.
Solution : The third option is the correct choice.
Narration Conversion:
- The verb said is replaced by the reporting verb told.
- That is used to introduce the reported clause.
- The first-person pronoun I is changed to the third-person pronoun he . Also, you is changed to her .
- The simple present tense am is changed to the simple past tense was .
Therefore, the sentence in the indirect form is: He told his sister that he was very proud of her .
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