Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence.
Harry said to Margaret, “I already have an appointment at nine but I can fit you in at ten for half an hour.”
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Harry told Margaret that he already had an appointment at nine but he could fit her in at ten for half an hour.
'Said to' will be changed into 'told'.
Direct Speech: “I already have an appointment at nine but I can fit you in at ten for half an hour.”
Indirect Speech: "he already had an appointment at nine but he could fit her in at ten for half an hour."
"I" changes to "he" (referring to Harry).
"You" changes to "her" (referring to Margaret).
'Have' will be changed into 'had' (Present perfect tense->Past Perfect tense),
Remove commas (,) and inverted commas("").
Therefore, as per the points mentioned above, we find that "Harry told Margaret that he already had an appointment at nine but he could fit her in at ten for half an hour " is the correct indirect form of the given sentence.