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Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.

He said, "These dresses are cheap."

Option 1: He said that those dresses was cheap.

Option 2: He said that these dresses are cheap.

Option 3: He said that these dresses were cheap.

Option 4: He said that those dresses were cheap.


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Correct Answer: He said that those dresses were cheap.


Solution : The fourth option is correct.

Narration Conversion:

  • He said is used as the main clause to refer to the words the speaker said.
  • That is used to connect the main clause to the relative clause.
  • Those is the correct pronoun that is used to refer to the dresses being talked about.
  • Are is changed to were , as the sentence is in indirect form (simple present tense is changed to simple past tense).

Therefore, the correct sentence is: " He said that those dresses were cheap. "

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