Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
I said to Mohan, “He has a green book.”
Option 1: I told Mohan that he had had a green book.
Option 2: I told Mohan that he have a green book.
Option 3: I told Mohan that he had a green book.
Option 4: I told Mohan that he has a green book.
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Correct Answer: I told Mohan that he had a green book.
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
In transforming direct speech to indirect speech, it is crucial to select the right reporting verb and make necessary adjustments in tense and pronoun references.
Narration Conversion:
- The verb said is changed to the reporting verb told .
- That is used to connect the main clause to the relative clause.
- Has changes to had in the reported speech.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: I told Mohan that he had a green book.
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