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.

    Preeti said to her friend, "I am like my

    mother."
    A Preeti told her friend that she was like her mother. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Preeti told her friend that I was like her mother. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Preeti tells her friend that she is like her mother. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Preeti tells her friend that that she was like her mother. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The reporting verb should be ‘told’ here. Also, ‘I am’ changes to ‘she was’ and ‘my mother’ changes to ‘her mother’.

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