A sentence is provided in direct speech. From the four given options, choose the one that most accurately conveys the sentence in its corresponding indirect speech.
He said, "She doesn't listen to me."
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. He said that she didn’t listen to him.
Changes required:
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Conjunction: Add “that” after “said”.
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Pronoun: me → him according to the subject.
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Tense: doesn’t listen → didn’t listen, since the reporting verb “said” is in the past tense.
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Other: Remove quotation marks as it is now in indirect form.
Converted sentence:
He said that she didn’t listen to him.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.