English Narration Narration Change Assertive and Interrogative sentence Question #7329 (CAT-I)

Choose the correct indirect speech for the following sentence: He said to her, "You look very beautiful today."

A He told her that she looked very beautiful that day.

B He told her that you look very beautiful today.

C He said to her that she looked very beautiful today.

D He asked her if she looked very beautiful that day.

Correct Answer & Explanation

Option A

• The reporting verb 'said to' changes to 'told' in assertive sentences. • The conjunction 'that' is used to connect the reporting clause and the reported speech. • The pronoun 'You' (second person) changes according to the object 'her' to 'she'. • The tense 'look' (Simple Present) changes to 'looked' (Simple Past) because the reporting verb is in the past tense. • The time adverb 'today' changes to 'that day' in indirect speech.

Choose the correct indirect speech for the following sentence: He said to her, "You look very beautiful today."

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