Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.
Shikha said, "The heavy rain this week has spoiled all my travel plans."
Option 1: Shikha said that the heavy rain that week had spoiled all her travel plans.
Option 2: Shikha told me that the heavy rain that week had spoiled all her travel plans.
Option 3: Shikha said that the heavy rain that week has spoiled all her travel plans.
Option 4: Shikha said that the heavy rain this week had spoiled all her travel plans.
Correct Answer: Shikha said that the heavy rain that week had spoiled all her travel plans.
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Narration conversion:
- That is used to introduce the reported clause.
- The first-person pronoun my changes to the third-person pronoun her in the reported speech.
- This week becomes that week .
- Has spoiled is changed to had spoiled .
Therefore, the correct answer is: Shikha said that the heavy rain that week had spoiled all her travel plans.
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