Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.
The children said to the nurse, “Reema slipped and fell from the stairs.”
Option 1: The children told the nurse that Reema had slipped and fallen from the stairs.
Option 2: The children told to the nurse that Reema slipped and fallen from the stairs.
Option 3: The children told the nurse Reema has slipped and fallen from the stairs.
Option 4: The children told the nurse that Reema slipped and fell from the stairs.
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Correct Answer: The children told the nurse that Reema had slipped and fallen from the stairs.
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
The steps of conversion are as follows:
- The reporting verb "said to" is changed to "told".
- The past tense changes to the past perfect tense.
- The connector "that" is used to join the reported clause and the reporting clause.
- The simple past tense "slipped" is changed to the past perfect tense "had slipped".
Therefore, the correct answer is: "The children told the nurse that Reema had slipped and fallen from the stairs."
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