Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
She said to me, “I was thinking of going out for dinner but had changed my mind later on.”
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. She told me that she had been thinking of going out for dinner but changed her mind later on.
Option 4 is correct because it follows the rules for indirect speech:
1. Reporting Verb Change: Said changes to told when there’s an object (e.g., She told me).
2. Tense Shift: I was thinking becomes she had been thinking (past perfect continuous). Had changed remains had changed (past perfect).
3. Pronoun Adjustment: I changes to she, and my changes to her.
Therefore, She told me that she had been thinking of going out for dinner but changed her mind later on correctly reflects these changes.