English Narration Narration Change Assertive and Interrogative sentence Question #7360 (CAT-I)

Convert the following sentence into indirect speech: The old woman said, "I have lived in this village for fifty years."

A The old woman said that she had lived in that village for fifty years.

B The old woman told that she lived in this village for fifty years.

C The old woman said that she has lived in that village for fifty years.

D The old woman said that she had lived in this village for fifty years.

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' changes to 'she' (referring to the old woman). • The tense 'Present Perfect' ('have lived') changes to 'Past Perfect' ('had lived') as the reporting verb is in the past tense. • The demonstrative 'this' changes to 'that' in indirect speech.

Convert the following sentence into indirect speech: The old woman said, "I have lived in this village for fifty years."

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