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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.


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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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