Question : Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence.
Granny said to Nina, "I don't know why you think it is so wonderful."
Option 1: Granny said to Nina that she doesn't know why she thinks it was so wonderful.
Option 2: Granny said to Nina that she didn't know why she thought it was so wonderful.
Option 3: Granny said to Nina that she hadn't known why she was thinking it was so wonderful.
Option 4: Granny said to Nina that I don't know why you think it is so wonderful
Correct Answer: Granny said to Nina that she didn't know why she thought it was so wonderful.
Solution : The correct choice is the second option .
Narration Conversion:
- Said is changed to told in the reported speech.
- That is added to link the main clause to the reported clause.
- The first person pronoun I is changed to the third person pronoun she .
- Don't know is changed to did not know , as the simple present tense is changed to the simple past tense in the reported speech.
- Think is changed to thought .
Therefore, the correct sentence is: Granny told Nina that she didn't know why she thought it was so wonderful .
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