Choose the correct indirect narration of the following statement from the given alternatives: The farmers said, "It is time to plough our fields as the soil has become damp."
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The original statement is in direct speech: "It is time to plough our fields as the soil has become damp."
Since the reporting verb ("said") is in the past tense, the tense within the quotation marks changes to the corresponding past tense. "Is" becomes "was" (simple past), and "has become" becomes "had become" (past perfect).
The pronoun "our" changes to "their" to reflect the perspective of the speaker.
Option B correctly applies these rules.