Choose the correct indirect narration of the following statement from the given alternatives: Suhani said to the clerk, "I phoned the officer to sign this document, but he just passed it to you."
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
When converting direct speech to indirect speech, several changes are necessary:
The reporting verb "said to" changes to "told".
The conjunction "that" is used to introduce the reported speech.
The pronoun "I" changes to "she" to refer to Suhani.
The tense of the verbs must be shifted back: "phoned" (Simple Past) becomes "had phoned" (Past Perfect), and "passed" (Simple Past) becomes "had passed" (Past Perfect).
The demonstrative "this" changes to "that".
The pronoun "you" changes to "him" to refer to the clerk.
Option C correctly applies all these rules.