Question : Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
I explained, “I don’t belong here.”
Option 1: I said that I did not belonged here.
Option 2: I explained that I did not belong there.
Option 3: I explained that I do not belong there.
Option 4: I explained that I did not belong here
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Correct Answer: I explained that I did not belong there.
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Indirect speech, also known as reported speech or indirect discourse, is a way of reporting what someone else has said without quoting their exact words.
The steps of conversion are as follows:
- The reporting verb "explained" doesn't change.
- There would be no change in the pronoun "I" to maintain the first-person perspective.
- The connector "that" is used to introduce the reported clause.
- The present tense "do" is changed to its past tense "did".
- The adverb "here" is changed to "there".
Therefore, the correct sentence can be: I explained that I did not belong there.
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