Choose the option that is the correct indirect form of the sentence.
My mother said, “I am meeting your father today.”
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. My mother said that she was meeting my father that day.
Changes required:
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Conjunction: The direct speech uses a comma and quotation marks; in indirect speech, use that to introduce the reported clause.
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Pronoun: "I" changes to "she" (referring to the mother).
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Tense: Present continuous "am meeting" changes to past continuous "was meeting" because the reporting verb "said" is in past tense.
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Time reference: "today" changes to "that day" to maintain correct time reference in indirect speech.
Converted sentence: My mother said that she was meeting my father that day.
Hence, the chosen option will be correct.