Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
She said, “Ruhi slipped when she was trying to board the bus.”
Option 1: She said that Ruhi had slipped when she was trying to board the bus.
Option 2: She says that Ruhi slipped when she was trying to board the bus.
Option 3: She said that Ruhi has slipped when she was trying to board the bus.
Option 4: She said that Ruhi slipped when she was trying to board the bus.
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Correct Answer: She said that Ruhi had slipped when she was trying to board the bus.
Solution : The first option is correct.
Indirect speech, also known as reported speech or indirect discourse, is a way of reporting what someone else has said without quoting their exact words.
Narration conversion:
- The reporting verb "said" changes into "said that".
- The simple past tense "slipped" changes to the past perfect tense "had slipped".
- Said will not get replaced with told, as there is no object in the sentence.
Therefore, the indirect form would be: She said that Ruhi had slipped when she was trying to board the bus.
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