Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
The child said, “I do not want to go to school.”
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. The child says that he does not want to go to school.
- The child says that he does not want to go to school expresses the given sentence in indirect speech from the direct speech that says 'The child said 'I do not want to go to school'.
- When the reporting verb is in the past (said) and the direct speech is in the present indefinite tense (simple present tense), then the indirect (reported) speech will change into the past indefinite tense.