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      Question

      Select the option that expresses the given sentence in

      indirect speech. The priest said to me, “You have committed a cardinal sin.”
      A The priest told me that I had committed a cardinal sin. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      B The priest is saying I have committed a cardinal sin. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      C The priest said if I will be committing a cardinal sin. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      D The priest told me I am committing a cardinal sin. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

      Solution

      In reported speech, the verb tense shifts from present perfect ("have committed") to past perfect ("had committed"). "Said to" changes to "told."

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