Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
She said, “I am going to Delhi to attend my friend’s marriage.”
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 4, i.e., She said that she was going to Delhi to attend her friend’s marriage.
Changes required:
Conjunction: Remove quotation marks and use that after “said”.
Verb/Tense: The reporting verb “said” is in past tense, so the present continuous "am going" becomes past continuous "was going".
Pronoun: “I” (first person) changes to “she” to match the subject of the reporting speech.
Possessive Pronoun: “my friend” changes to “her friend” for the same reason.
Converted sentence:
She said that she was going to Delhi to attend her friend’s marriage.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.