English Narration Narration Change Assertive and Interrogative sentence Question #7326 (CAT-I)

Choose the correct indirect speech: He said, "I have finished my work."

A He said that he had finished his work.

B He told that he has finished his work.

C He said that I had finished my work.

D He asked if he had finished his work.

Correct Answer & Explanation

Option A

• The reporting verb 'said' remains 'said' as there is no object. • The conjunction 'that' is used. • The pronoun 'I' changes to 'he'. The possessive pronoun 'my' changes to 'his'. • The tense 'have finished' (Present Perfect) changes to 'had finished' (Past Perfect) because the reporting verb is in the past tense. So, options B, C, and D are incorrect for not following these rules.

Choose the correct indirect speech: He said, "I have finished my work."

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