In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
My brother said, "I was not making a noise thus I did not disturb the neighbours."
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. My brother said that he had not been making a noise so he had not disturbed the neighbours.
- As the reporting verb is in the past tense there will be a change in the tense of the reported speech.
- There will be no change in the reporting verb as there is no object after it.
- "Past continuous tense" will be changed into "Past perfect continuous tense".
- "did not + v1" will be changed into "had not + v3".
- The inverted comma will be changed into "that".
- As all the rules are followed by the chosen option it will be correct.