Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
She said, “The stars are shining brightly tonight.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. She said that the stars were shining brightly that night.
Given sentence: She said, “The stars are shining brightly tonight.
In indirect speech, we need to remove commas and inverted commas, and the conjunction 'that' is added.
First-person pronouns are changed according to the subject of the reporting verb. So, 'I' is changed to 'me.'
'are shining' will be changed to 'were shining'.
'tonight' will be changed to 'that night'.
So, the final sentence is:
She said that the stars were shining brightly that night.