English Narration Narration Change Assertive and Interrogative sentence Question #7336 (CAT-I)

Choose the correct indirect speech: She said, "I am going to buy a new car next month."

A She said that she was going to buy a new car the following month.

B She told that she was going to buy a new car next month.

C She said that I was going to buy a new car the next month.

D She said that she is going to buy a new car the following month.

Correct Answer & Explanation

Option A

• The reporting verb 'said' remains 'said' as there is no object. • The connector 'that' is used for assertive sentences. • The pronoun 'I' (first person) changes according to the subject 'She' to 'she'. • The tense 'am going' (Present Continuous) changes to 'was going' (Past Continuous) because the reporting verb is in the past tense. • The time expression 'next month' changes to 'the following month' in indirect speech.

Choose the correct indirect speech: She said, "I am going to buy a new car next month."

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