Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
The little boy said, “My cat can climb the tree.”
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. The little boy said that his cat could climb the tree.
In Indirect speech: We report the content of another's words without directly quoting it. Since you are repeating something said in the past, it has to be in simple past tense. Also, 'can' transforms into the past tense i.e. could.
So the sentence becomes: The little boy said that his cat can could the tree.
Hence, the little boy said that his cat could climb the tree is the correct answer.