English Narration Narration Change Assertive and Interrogative sentence Question #7324 (CAT-I)

Convert to indirect speech: The boy said to his mother, "I am hungry."

A The boy told his mother that he was hungry.

B The boy said to his mother that he is hungry.

C The boy asked his mother if he was hungry.

D The boy told his mother that I was hungry.

Correct Answer & Explanation

Option A

• The reporting verb 'said to' changes to 'told' for an assertive sentence. • The conjunction 'that' is used. • The pronoun 'I' changes to 'he' (referring to 'the boy'). • The tense 'am' (Present Simple) changes to 'was' (Past Simple) because the reporting verb is in the past tense. So, options B, C, and D are incorrect for not following these rules.

Convert to indirect speech: The boy said to his mother, "I am hungry."

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