Question

    In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

    The jeweller said to us, "These diamonds are polished

    here."
    A The jeweller informed us that these diamonds were polished there. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B The jeweller informed us that those diamonds were polished there. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C The jeweller informed us that those diamonds were polished here. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D The jeweller informed us that these diamonds were polished here. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    In reported speech, ‘these’ changes to ‘those’ and ‘here’ changed to ‘there’. So, option 2 is correct.

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