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    Question

    Choose the correct indirect/direct speech which best

    expresses the following sentence:- He said, "I was writing an application to the mayor about pathetic condition of road."
    A He said that he was writing an application to the mayor about the pathetic condition of road. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B He said that he has been writing an application to the mayor about the pathetic condition of road. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C He said that he had been writing an application to the mayor about the pathetic condition of road. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D He said that he had written an application to the mayor about the pathetic condition of road. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    In this sentence statement is in direct form so we have to answer it in indirect form .Indirect form is in which the tense of the sentence changes and we usually use the word that to introduce the reported words.

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