Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
He said, “My mother will be here tomorrow.”
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. He said that his mother would be there the next day.
In indirect speech, “tomorrow” changes to “the next day” or “the following day.”
The pronoun “my” changes to “his” because the speaker is reporting someone else’s words.
The future tense “will be” changes to “would be” to match the sequence of tenses in indirect speech.
Option 2 correctly reflects all these changes.
Option 1 incorrectly retains “tomorrow” instead of changing to “the next day.”
Options 3 and 4 incorrectly keep “my” and/or “will,” which is wrong in reported speech.