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.
He said, "She is driving a car now after many years."
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. He said that she was driving a car then after many years.
- As the reported speech is consist of two sentences we need to change both the sentence according to their rules.
- There will be no change in reporting verb 'said' as there is no object after it.
- 'Inverted comma' should be changed into 'that'.
- 'She' will remain as it is, as the third person does not change.
- 'Is' will change into 'was' as 'said' is in the past tense.
- 'Now' will change into 'then'.
As the chosen option follows the given rules it will be correct.