From the given alternatives, select the correct indirect narration of the given direct narration.
Sarthak said to Reyansh, "I believe that every single person deserves a second chance to make things right after making a mistake."
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
Correct Answer: Sarthak told Reyansh that he believed that every single person deserved a second chance to make things right after making a mistake.
Explanation
• Reporting Verb: 'Said to' changes to 'told' when followed by an object ('Reyansh').
• Conjunction: The inverted commas are replaced by the conjunction 'that'.
• Pronoun Change: The first-person pronoun 'I' changes according to the subject of the reporting verb ('Sarthak'), becoming 'he'.
• Tense Change: Since the reporting verb is in the past tense ('said'), verbs in the simple present tense inside the quotation marks shift to the simple past tense ('believe' becomes 'believed' and 'deserves' becomes 'deserved').