Choose the correct indirect speech form of the following sentence.
Rajesh says to Malini, "We did not like the dance last year."
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct indirect speech form of the sentence ‘Rajesh says to Malini, ”We did not like the dance last year.” is :
"Rajesh tells Malini that they did not like the dance the previous year."
Explanation:
Reporting Verb: Since the reporting verb "says to" is in the present tense, the tense of the verb in the reported speech ("did not like") does not change. "Says to" becomes "tells."
Pronoun Change: The first-person plural pronoun "We" changes to the third-person plural "they" to match the speakers (Rajesh and his group).
Time Expression: The phrase "last year" is a time adverbial that must be updated to "the previous year" or "the year before" in indirect speech.