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

Ramu said, "Lots of people in my village helped the migrant workers by giving them food."

Option 1: Ramu said that lots of people in my village helped the migrant workers by giving them food.

Option 2: Ramu said that lots of people in his village helped the migrant workers by giving them food.

Option 3: Ramu said that lots of people in my village are helping the migrant workers by giving them food.

Option 4: Ramu said that lots of people in his village had helped the migrant workers by giving them food.


Team Careers360 8th Jan, 2024
Answer (1)
Team Careers360 13th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Ramu said that lots of people in his village had helped the migrant workers by giving them food.


Solution : The fourth option is the correct answer.

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.

Narration Conversion:

  • Since "Ramu" is the speaker, the possessive pronoun should be changed from "my" to "his" in reference to "village".
  • The present simple tense "helped" remains unchanged, as the reporting verb "said" is in the past tense.
  • The other elements, like "lots of people in his village" and "by giving them food" are retained to maintain the original meaning.

Therefore, the correct answer is: Ramu said that lots of people in his village helped the migrant workers by giving them food.

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