Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.
I said, “They never help anybody”.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. I said that they never helped anybody.
Conversion to Reported (Indirect) Speech:
Reporting verb: “said” stays the same because it is already in the past tense.
Tense change: The original sentence is in Simple Present: “They never help anybody.”
In indirect speech, Simple Present becomes Simple Past i.e. “help” changes to helped.
Pronouns: No change needed in pronouns, as "they" remains appropriate in context.
Final Sentence (Indirect Speech): I said that they never helped anybody.
Hence, the chosen option will be correct.