Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.
Anil said to Ria, “I know where everything is kept in the kitchen.”
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Anil told Ria that he knew where everything was kept in the kitchen.
The sentence is an Assertive sentence. It is in Direct Speech.
The rules to change this sentence are:
The inverted commas (“ “) used in Direct Narration are removed in Indirect Narration and “that” conjunction is used.
Said to changes to told in indirect speech if they are followed by the object "Ria".
Simple present tense changes to simple past tense. "Know" becomes "Knew" and "Is kept" becomes "Was kept".
The correct sentence will be: Anil told Ria that he knew where everything was kept in the kitchen.