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:
She said, "I had already finished the work."
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. She said that she had already finished the work.
Changes required:
- Conjunction: The inverted commas (“__”) are removed and conjunction “that” is used.
- Tense: Past perfect tense (had finished) remains unchanged because the reporting verb (said) is in past tense and the action was already completed before speaking.
- Pronoun: First person pronoun (I) changes to third person (she) according to the subject of reporting speech.
- Others: “already” remains unchanged as it correctly fits the context.
Converted sentence: She said that she had already finished the work.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.