English Narration Narration Change Assertive and Interrogative sentence Question #7319 (CAT-I)

Choose the correct indirect speech for the following sentence: He said to me, "I am writing a letter."

A He told me that he is writing a letter.

B He told me that he was writing a letter.

C He said to me that he was writing a letter.

D He asked me if he was writing a letter.

Correct Answer & Explanation

Option B

• The reporting verb 'said to' changes to 'told' in indirect speech for an assertive sentence. So, option C is incorrect. • The pronoun 'I' changes to 'he' as per the subject of the reporting verb. • The tense 'am writing' (Present Continuous) changes to 'was writing' (Past Continuous) because the reporting verb 'said' is in the past tense. • The conjunction 'that' is used to connect the reporting clause and the reported speech.

Choose the correct indirect speech for the following sentence: He said to me, "I am writing a letter."

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