Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
The little girl said, “This bicycle is mine.”
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. The little girl said that that bicycle was hers.
Given sentence: The little girl said, “This bicycle is mine.”
As the given sentence is in the simple present tense, it will be changed to simple past tense.
Replace commas and inverted commas with conjunction that.
'is mine' is changed to 'was hers.'
'this' becomes 'that.'
So, the final sentence is:
The little girl said that that bicycle was hers.