Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
Aravind said, “My teacher is correcting the answer sheets.”
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Aravind said that his teacher was correcting the answer sheets.
Changes required:
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Conjunction: Remove the quotation marks and use "that".
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Tense: The reporting verb “said” is in the past, so the present continuous tense "is correcting" changes to past continuous i.e. "was correcting".
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Pronoun: “My” becomes “his” (because Aravind is the speaker).
Converted sentence:
Aravind said that his teacher was correcting the answer sheets.
Hence, the chosen option will be correct.