Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
Sneha said to me, "I am doing my homework."
Option 1: Sneha told me that she was doing her homework.
Option 2: Sneha told me that she had been doing her homework.
Option 3: Sneha told me that she were doing her homework.
Option 4: Sneha told me that she has been doing her homework.
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Correct Answer: Sneha told me that she was doing her homework.
Solution : The first option is correct.
The given sentence is in direct speech, and the task is to convert it into indirect speech. In indirect speech, we report what someone else has said without quoting their exact words. The key changes often involve adjusting pronouns, verb tenses, and other details to fit the reporting context.
Explanation:
- Sneha said to me is replaced with Sneha told me in indirect speech.
- I am doing my homework is the direct statement. In indirect speech, we change the pronoun I (first person pronoun) to she (third person pronoun) to match the subject of the reporting clause (Sneha), and the present tense am doing changes to the past form was doing .
Therefore, the correct sentence is: " Sneha told me that she was doing her homework."
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