Choose the correct indirect narration of the following statement from the given alternatives:
Niyati said, "I did not believe my eyes when I saw him dance."
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
Correct Answer: Niyati said that she had not believed her eyes when she had seen him dance.
Explanation
• Reporting Verb: Since the reporting verb (said) is in the past tense, the tenses in the reported speech must shift further into the past.
• Tense Changes: Simple Past transforms into Past Perfect. Therefore, did not believe becomes had not believed, and saw becomes had seen.
• Pronoun Changes: The first-person pronouns change according to the subject (Niyati): I becomes she and my becomes her.
• Conjunction: The inverted commas are replaced by the conjunction that.