Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence.
Rahul said, “I can speak French.”
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Rahul said that he could speak French.
- According to the rules of narration it is mandatory to use 'that' in replacement for the quotations, change the person to third person from first/second person that's given in the direct form of speech and to change the present action to it's corresponding past form to indicate a similar sense/meaning as indicated by the given sentence.
- This particular option meets all such requirements whereas the rest of the given options either portray the tense inaccurately or use the wrong form of the person.