Question : Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence.

“I finished my assignment two hours ago,” she said.

Option 1: She said that she finished my assignment two hours ago.

Option 2: She said that she had finished her assignment two hours before.

Option 3: She said that I finished my assignment two hours before.

Option 4: She said that she has finished her assignment two hours ago.


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Correct Answer: She said that she had finished her assignment two hours before.


Solution : The second option is the correct choice.

Narration Conversion:

  • The reporting said is used to report the words.
  • That is used to connect the main clause to the reported clause.
  • The first-person pronoun I is changed to the third-person pronoun she .
  • Two hours ago in the direct speech is modified to two hours before in the indirect speech to accurately convey the time frame.

Therefore, the correct sentence is: She said that she had finished her assignment two hours before.

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