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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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