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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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