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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.


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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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