Question : Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
The lawyer said, "Your case is very complicated."
Option 1: The lawyer said that my case was very complicated.
Option 2: The lawyer reported that my case is very complicated.
Option 3: The lawyer said that my case had been very complicated.
Option 4: The lawyer warned that your case was very complicated.
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Correct Answer: The lawyer said that my case was very complicated.
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth 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:
- There would be no change in the reporting verb.
- The auxiliary verb "is" would be changed to its past form, "was".
- The connector "that" is used to introduce the reported clause.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: "The lawyer said that my case was very complicated."
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