Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.
Mother said to her, “I expected a better result from you.”
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Mother told her that she had expected a better result from her
- The given sentence is in its assertive form.
- The reporting verb i.e., said will be changed into told.
- In place of commas and inverted commas, the conjunction 'that' is used.
- Both the first and second person will be changed into the third person in the form of indirect speech.
- The tense will be changed from the simple past tense verb will be changed to the past perfect tense form.
Thus, the correct sentence is :
Mother told her that she had expected a better result from her.