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Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
The teacher said to me, "You have not followed my instructions properly."

Option 1: The teacher told me that I was not following her instructions properly.

Option 2: The teacher told me that I had not followed her instructions properly.

Option 3: The teacher told me that I had not been following her instructions properly.

Option 4: The teacher told me that I have not followed her instructions properly.


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Correct Answer: The teacher told me that I had not followed her instructions properly.


Solution : The correct choice is the second option .

Narration Conversion:

  • The first-person pronoun m y is changed to the third-person pronoun her .
  • The simple present tense is changed to the simple past tense.
  • The verb said to becomes told .

Therefore, the indirect speech of the given sentence is: The teacher told me that I had not followed her instructions properly.

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