Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
Somnath said that they had been there for two-and-a-half years and were going to stay another ten months.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Somnath said, "We have been here for two-and-a-half years. We are going to stay another ten months."
Option 2 is correct because:
As the reporting verb is in past tense, past perfect tense (had been) changes to present perfect tense (have been).
Also past continuous tense (were going) changes to present continuous tense (are going).
Third person pronoun (They) changes to First person pronoun "we".
The correct sentence will be: Somnath said, "We have been here for two-and-a-half years. We are going to stay another ten months."