Question : Select the most appropriate option to change the sentences from Direct Speech to Reported Speech.
He said, “I have been a great employee.”
Option 1: He said that he had been a great employee.
Option 2: He said that he was a great employee.
Option 3: He exclaimed that he was a great employee.
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Option 4: He said that he has been a great employee.
Correct Answer: He said that he had been a great employee.
Solution : The correct answer is option 1.
He said that he had been a great employee.
Explanation:
Direct speech is in the present tense hence we have to follow the below rules in order to convert the direct into direct speech .
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Present Perfect (Subject + has/have + been+Object |
Past Perfect (Subject + had been + object |
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