Question : Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
My friend said to me, "I am learning Hindustani music."
Option 1: My friend told me that she was learning Hindustani music.
Option 2: My friend told me that she is learning Hindustani music.
Option 3: My friend told me that she will be learning Hindustani music.
Option 4: My friend told me that she was to learn Hindustani music.
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Correct Answer: My friend told me that she was learning Hindustani music.
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
The steps of conversion are as follows:
- The reporting verb "said" is changed to "told".
- The first-person pronoun "I" is changed to the third-person pronoun "she".
- The present continuous tense "am learning" is changed to the past continuous tense "was learning".
- The connector "that" would be used to join the reporting clause and the reported clause.
So, the correct sentence would be: "My friend told me that she was learning Hindustani music."
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