Question : Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
Sana said, "I am going to pick up the children now."
Option 1: Sana said that she was going to pick up the children then.
Option 2: Sana said that I am going to pick up the children now.
Option 3: Sana said that I am going to pick up the children then.
Option 4: Sana said that she was going to pick up the children now.
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Correct Answer: Sana said that she was going to pick up the children then.
Solution : The correct option is the first option.
Narration Conversion:
- The reporting verb said remains unchanged.
- That is used to connect the main clause to the reported clause.
- The first-person pronoun I is changed to the third-person pronoun she .
- The present continuous tense is changed to the past continuous tense. Thus, am going is changed to was going .
Therefore, the correct indirect form is: Sana said that she was going to pick up the children.
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