Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
Pawan said, "I am preparing hot coffee for you."
Option 1: Pawan said that he was preparing hot coffee for me.
Option 2: Pawan had said that he was preparing hot coffee for me.
Option 3: Pawan has said that he was preparing hot coffee for me.
Option 4: Pawan says that he was preparing hot coffee for me.
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Correct Answer: Pawan said that he was preparing hot coffee for me.
Solution : The correct choice is the first option .
In the transition to the indirect speech, we follow the steps as follows:
- The pronoun "I" is changed to "he" to reflect the shift in the point of view from Pawan to the reported speaker.
- "You" is changed to "me" to reflect the shift in the point of view from the person being addressed to the person reporting the speech.
- The verb tense "am preparing" is changed to "was preparing" to shift the verb tense back one step in time, as is often the case in reported or indirect speech.
- The reporting verb "said" is used to introduce the reported speech.
- The connector "that" is used to introduce the reported clause.
Therefore, the correct answer is: Pawan said that he was preparing hot coffee for me.
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