Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
He said, “Manan came to college yesterday.”
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. He said that Manan had come to college the previous day.
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- In indirect speech, the reporting verb ("said" in this case) is used to introduce the reported speech. "Said" is often retained in indirect speech.
- Since the reporting speech is not addressed directly, pronouns might need to be adjusted, but in this case, "Manan" and "He" remain unchanged.
- The tense in the direct speech is past simple ("came"). In indirect speech, this tense usually shifts to the past perfect ("had come") to reflect that the action occurred before the time of reporting.
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"Yesterday" refers to a day before the reporting time. In indirect speech, this is often changed to "the previous day."
Therefore, the sentence in indirect speech will be "He said that Manan had come to college the previous day."