Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
My friend Ganesh said, “I could solve the biggest problem very easily.”
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. My friend Ganesh said that he could solve the biggest problem very easily.
- Change the reporting verb: In this case, "said" remains the same.
- Change the pronoun "I" to "he" to match the subject of the reporting sentence with the original speaker (Ganesh).
- Keep "my friend Ganesh" the same because it is a specific name and doesn't change.
- Change "could solve" to "could solve" to maintain the past tense in reported speech.
- In this case, there are no time expressions to change.