Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.
Vandana said to me, "I don't want to buy the same dress as yours."
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. Vandana told me that she didn't want to buy the same dress as mine.
Changes required:
Conjunction: Remove quotation marks and add “that”.
Pronoun: “I” changes to “she” (because Vandana is the speaker).
Verb: “don’t want” (present tense) changes to “didn’t want” (past tense) because the reporting verb “said” is in the past.
Possessive Pronoun: “yours” becomes “mine” (because “me” is the listener).
Converted sentence:
Vandana told me that she didn't want to buy the same dress as mine.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.