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.
They said, "We play cricket every Sunday here at the club."
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. They said that they played cricket every Sunday there at the club.
- 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'.
- 'We' will change into 'they' as the first person changes according to the subject of the reporting verb.
- 'Play' will change into 'played' as 'said' is in the past tense.
- 'Here' will change into 'there'.
As the chosen option follows the given rules it will be correct.