Answer-The old woman said,” Children, I am pleased with you.”

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

Question

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

you.” Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

A The old woman told the children that she was pleased with them.

B The old woman explained the children that she was pleased with them.

C The old woman said the children she was pleased with them.

D The old woman said the children that she has been pleased with them.

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The old woman said,&rdquo; Children, I am pleased with

Solution

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