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Question : Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

Pritam said, "The prisoner had slept throughout the journey."

Option 1: Pritam said that the prisoner had been sleeping throughout the journey.

Option 2: Pritam said that the prisoner had sleep throughout the journey.

Option 3: Pritam said that the prisoner had slept throughout the journey.

Option 4: Pritam said that the prisoner has slept throughout the journey.


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Correct Answer: Pritam said that the prisoner had slept throughout the journey.


Solution : The third option is the correct choice.

The steps of coversion are as follows:

  • There would be no change in the reporting verb.
  • There would be no change in the tense of the reported clause as it is in the past perfect tense.
  • The connector "that" is used to introduce the reported clause.

Therefore, the correct sentence is: Pritam said that the prisoner had slept throughout the journey.

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