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Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.

The teacher said to Anjali, "Complete your project work by tomorrow."

Option 1: The teacher asked Anjali to complete her project work by tomorrow.

Option 2: The teacher told Anjali to complete your project work by tomorrow.

Option 3: The teacher told Anjali to complete her project work by the following day.

Option 4: The teacher told Anjali that complete your project work by the next day.


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Correct Answer: The teacher told Anjali to complete her project work by the following day.


Solution : The correct choice is the third option.

Narration Conversion:

  • The verb said is changed to told in the reported speech.
  • The second-person pronoun y our is changed to the third-person pronoun her .
  • Tomorrow is changed to the following day to maintain the time accuracy in the reported speech.
  • The verb form is adjusted from an imperative to an infinitive form.

Therefore, the reported speech is: The teacher told Anjali to complete her project work by the following day.

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