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Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
My daughter said, “Ayush has gotten a packet of toffee for his friends.”

Option 1: My daughter said that Ayush has had got a packet of toffee for his friends.

Option 2: My daughter said that Ayush has got a packet of toffee for his friends.

Option 3: My daughter said that Ayush had gotten a packet of toffee for his friends.

Option 4: My daughter said that Ayush has been got a packet of toffee for his friends.


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Correct Answer: My daughter said that Ayush had gotten a packet of toffee for his friends.


Solution : The third option is the correct choice.

The steps of conversion are as follows:

  • There would be no change in the reporting verb.
  • The present perfect tense "has gotten" is changed to the past perfect tense "had gotten".
  • There would be no change in the pronouns, as there is no change in the person.
  • The connector "that" is used to introduce the reported clause.

Therefore, the correct answer is: My daughter said that Ayush had gotten a packet of toffee for his friends.

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