Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
The teacher paused and said, “Those who are tired of listening to me can go. I shall not mind it.”
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. The teacher paused and said that those who were tired of listening to him could go and that he would not mind that.
Option 4 is correct because:
As the reporting verb is in past tense, Simple present tense (are, can, will) changes to simple past tense (were, could, would).
First person pronoun (me,I) changes to "him, he" according to the subject of reporting speech (The teacher).
The correct sentence will be: The teacher paused and said that those who were tired of listening to him could go and that he would not mind that.