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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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