Select the correct indirect narration of the given sentence.
Priya told her mother, “I couldn’t get all the items you wanted today from the shop.”
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Priya told her mother that she couldn’t get all the items her mother wanted that day from the shop.
Changes required:
Conjunction: “that” is used to connect the reporting verb and the reported speech.
Verb: No change in the modal “couldn’t” as it remains the same in indirect speech.
Tense: "Today" changes to "that day" to match reported speech rules.
Pronoun: “I” becomes “she”, and “you” becomes “her mother” based on the subject and object.
Others: Words indicating time and person must shift appropriately in indirect speech.
Converted sentence: Priya told her mother that she couldn’t get all the items her mother wanted that day from the shop.
Hence, the chosen option will be correct.