Choose the correct indirect speech form of the following sentence.
Rashmi said to Reshma, "Mahima was dancing on the floor when she was called by her mother."
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The given sentence is in the direct speech.
Transformation from direct to indirect speech:
Tense Change: In indirect speech, the past continuous ("was dancing") changes to the past perfect continuous ("had been dancing").
Passive Voice Adjustment: The phrase "when she was called" is in the simple past passive voice, which shifts to the past perfect passive ("had been called") in reported speech.
Reporting Verb: The reporting verb "said to" is correctly changed to "told" because it is followed by an object (Reshma).
Conjunction: The word "that" is properly used to introduce the reported statement, following standard grammatical rules for converting direct speech into indirect speech.