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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