Choose the correct indirect narration of the following statement from the given alternatives:
Radhika said, “I looked after my brother when my parents went to Sambalpur.”
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
Correct Answer: Radhika said that she had looked after her brother when her parents had gone to Sambalpur.
Explanation
• Reporting Verb: Since the reporting verb said is in the past tense, the tense of the reported speech shifts back.
• Tense Change: Simple Past verbs change to Past Perfect tense (looked after becomes had looked after, and went becomes had gone).
• Pronoun Change: First-person pronouns change according to the subject of the reporting verb (Radhika). Thus, I becomes she, and my becomes her.
• Conjunction: The conjunction that is used to connect the reporting clause to the reported clause in an assertive sentence.