Select the option that expresses the given sentence in Direct to Indirect Speech.
They said, "We enjoy watching cricket."
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
Transformation from direct to indirect speech:
Tense Change: Since the reporting verb "said" is in the past tense, the present simple "enjoy" in the direct speech changes to the past simple "enjoyed" in indirect speech.
Pronoun Change: The first-person plural pronoun "We" changes to the third-person plural "they" to match the subject of the reporting verb.
Conjunction: The conjunction "that" is used to connect the reporting verb with the reported clause.
Punctuation: The quotation marks and comma are removed in the indirect form.
Indirect speech: They said that they enjoyed watching cricket.