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Q: Choose the option in which the following sentence has been correctly changed into Indirect Speech. She said to him, 'I don't believe you'.
  • A. She informed to him that she did not believe him
  • B. She told him that she did not believe him
  • C. She warned him that she did not believe him
  • D. She said that she does not believe him
Correct Answer: Option B - Reported speech of the above direct sentence is in present Indefinite tense. Its Indirect speech will be 1. 'Told' will be used in place of 'said to' 2. 'That' conjunction will be used in place of comma and inverted comma 3. According to narration rule tense and pronoun will be changed. (I – she, you – Him) Correct Indirect Speech– She told him that she did not believe him.
B. Reported speech of the above direct sentence is in present Indefinite tense. Its Indirect speech will be 1. 'Told' will be used in place of 'said to' 2. 'That' conjunction will be used in place of comma and inverted comma 3. According to narration rule tense and pronoun will be changed. (I – she, you – Him) Correct Indirect Speech– She told him that she did not believe him.

Explanations:

Reported speech of the above direct sentence is in present Indefinite tense. Its Indirect speech will be 1. 'Told' will be used in place of 'said to' 2. 'That' conjunction will be used in place of comma and inverted comma 3. According to narration rule tense and pronoun will be changed. (I – she, you – Him) Correct Indirect Speech– She told him that she did not believe him.