English Narration Narration Change Assertive and Interrogative sentence Question #7367 (CAT-I)

Convert the following to indirect speech: My mother said, "I always keep my promises."

A My mother said that she always kept her promises.

B My mother said that she always keeps her promises.

C My mother told that she always keeps her promises.

D My mother asked if she always kept her promises.

Correct Answer & Explanation

Option B

• This sentence expresses a habitual fact or a general truth about the speaker. In such cases, the tense of the reported speech does not change, even if the reporting verb is in the past tense. • The reporting verb 'said' remains 'said'. • The connector 'that' is used. • The pronoun 'I' changes to 'she' and 'my' changes to 'her'.

Convert the following to indirect speech: My mother said, "I always keep my promises."

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