Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.
She said to me, "Please lend me your bicycle."
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. She requested me to lend her my bicycle.
Changes required:
Conjunction: The sentence is an imperative sentence (request), so no conjunction like “that” is used; instead, the reporting verb “requested” is followed by an infinitive verb.
Verb: “Said to” changes to “requested” (as it’s a polite request). The base form of the verb “lend” is used with “to”.
Tense: Imperative sentences in reported speech use “to + verb” without changing the verb tense.
Pronoun: “Me” becomes “her” (referring to the speaker), and “your” becomes “my” (since the listener is “me” in the reported sentence).
Others: Quotation marks are removed.
Converted sentence:
She requested me to lend her my bicycle.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.