Choose the correct indirect narration of the following statement from the given alternatives:
She said, "I am going to carry all the luggage alone as I did not call my friend to help me."
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
When converting direct speech to indirect speech, several changes are necessary:
The reporting verb "said" remains the same.
The quotation marks are removed, and "that" is added.
The pronoun "I" changes to "she" to match the subject of the reporting verb.
The present continuous tense "am going" changes to the past continuous tense "was going" because the reporting verb is in the past tense.
The pronoun "my" changes to "her".
The past simple tense "did not call" changes to the past perfect tense "had not called" (past simple becomes past perfect in indirect speech).
The pronoun "me" changes to "her".
Option A correctly implements all these grammatical rules.