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    Question

    Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

    The old woman said,” Children, I am pleased with

    you.”
    A The old woman told the children that she was pleased with them. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B The old woman explained the children that she was pleased with them. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C The old woman said the children she was pleased with them. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D The old woman said the children that she has been pleased with them. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    If ‘terms of address’ gets used in the inverted commas, then they gets converted to ‘object’. The correct indirect form here will be- The old woman told the children that she was pleased with them.

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