Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect voice.
The student said, "I have been reading this book for a month, but I still do not understand the last chapter, which is the most crucial part."
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The student said that he had been reading that book for a month, but he still did not understand the last chapter, which was the most crucial part.
Explanation:
When converting direct speech to indirect speech, several changes are necessary:
The reporting verb "said" is followed by "that".
The first-person pronoun "I" changes to "he" (assuming the student is male).
The present perfect continuous tense ("have been reading") changes to the past perfect continuous tense ("had been reading").
The present tense verbs ("do not understand", "is") change to the past tense ("did not understand", "was").
Demonstrative "this" changes to "that" when referring to the book.
Option A correctly follows all these rules.