Question : Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
The little girl said, "This bicycle is mine."
Option 1: The little girl said that bicycle was her.
Option 2: The little girl said that this bicycle is mine.
Option 3: The little girl said that this bicycle is hers.
Option 4: The little girl said that that bicycle was hers.
Correct Answer: The little girl said that that bicycle was hers.
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
When converting direct speech to indirect speech, pronouns need to be changed to reflect the perspective of the reporting speaker.
Narration Conversion:
- The first-person pronoun mine in the direct speech becomes the third-person pronoun hers in the indirect speech.
- The reporting verb said remains the same.
- The inverted commas are removed and that is used to introduce the reported clause.
- The pronoun this changes to that in the indirect form.
- The simple present tense (is) is changed to the simple past tense (was) .
Therefore, the correct indirect form is: The little girl said that that bicycle was hers.
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