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Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
Reena said to Rhea, “I will not accompany you on this trip.”

Option 1: Reena said to Rhea that she will not accompany her on the trip

Option 2: Reena said to Rhea that she will not accompany her on this trip

Option 3: Reena told Rhea that she would not accompany her on that trip.

Option 4: Reena said to Rhea that she will not be accompanying her on this trip


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Correct Answer: Reena told Rhea that she would not accompany her on that trip.


Solution : The correct choice is the third option.

In the original sentence, Reena directly quotes her words to Rhea using double quotation marks: "Reena said to Rhea, "I will not accompany you on this trip.'"

When transforming this into indirect speech:

  • The verb changes from "said" to "told" in reported speech.
  • "I will not accompany" is changed to "she would not accompany".
  • Pronouns are adjusted to match the new context.
  • Tenses are changed to convey the speaker's words in the reported speech.

Therefore, the indirect speech version would be: "Reena told Rhea that she would not accompany her on that trip."

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