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.
She said, "I've been in this school since 1998."
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. She said that she had been in that school since 1998.
- For changing direct/indirect speech into indirect/direct speech certain grammatical rules are followed:-
- Tense of the reported speech will be changed into Past perfect tense.
- "this" will be changed into "that".
- "that" will be used instead of "inverted comma".
As the chosen option follows all the given rules it will be correct.