To convert a direct speech sentence into indirect speech, we need to follow specific rules related to pronoun changes, tense changes, and reporting verbs. The given sentence is in the present continuous tense, and the reporting verb is in the past tense ("said").
Applying these rules:
Correct Option: B) He said he was reading a book
To convert a direct speech sentence into indirect speech, we need to follow specific rules regarding the reporting verb, tense changes, pronoun changes, and conjunctions. The given sentence is in the present perfect tense, and the reporting verb is in the past tense ("said").
Correct Option: B) She said she had finished her work
To convert a direct speech sentence into indirect speech, several rules must be applied:
Combining these changes, the sentence becomes: "He said he would go to Chennai the next day."
Correct Option: A) He said he would go to Chennai the next day
To change a direct question into indirect speech, we need to follow specific rules:
Correct Option: A) She asked where I was going
To convert a direct speech sentence into indirect speech, several rules must be applied:
Combining these changes, the correct indirect speech form is "Ravi said he could solve that problem."
Correct Option: B) Ravi said he could solve that problem
This question tests the rules of converting direct speech into indirect speech. Key changes involve tense shifts, pronoun changes, and changes in time/place expressions.
This option correctly applies all the rules for converting direct speech to indirect speech: the simple past tense ("met") changes to past perfect ("had met"), the pronoun "I" changes to "he," and the time expression "yesterday" changes to "the previous day."