Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence.
“I wish I had something to eat. I am so hungry,” said Chippa.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Chippa said he wished he had something to eat as he was so hungry.
- The reporting speech is in Simple present tense, while conversion the tense will be changed to Simple past tense.
- am will be changed into was.
- wish will be changed to wished.
- Said remains the same.
- The first person of the reported speech will change according to the subject of the reporting clause, i.e., I will be changed to he.
- as will be used as a connector to connect the clause if reported speech.
The correct sentence in Passive voice is-
Chippa said he wished he had something to eat as he was so hungry.