Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.
I said, "I took a lot of precautions after my surgery."
Option 1: I said that I have taken a lot of precautions after my surgery.
Option 2: I said that I had taken a lot of precautions after my surgery.
Option 3: I said that I will take a lot of precautions after my surgery.
Option 4: I said that I took a lot of precautions after my surgery.
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Correct Answer: I said that I had taken a lot of precautions after my surgery.
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
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.
The steps of construction are as follows:
- There would be no change in the reporting verb of the indirect speech.
- The simple past tense "took" is changed to the past perfect tense "had taken".
- The connector "that" is used to introduce the reported clause.
Therefore, the correct answer is: " I said that I had taken a lot of precautions after my surgery."
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