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Q: Choose the option that is the correct direct form of the sentence. Shubham said that his father was playing cricket with him.
  • A. Shubham said, "My father played cricket with me."
  • B. Shubham said, "My father is playing cricket with me."
  • C. Shubham said, "My father was playing cricket with me."
  • D. Shubham said, "My father had played cricket with me."
Correct Answer: Option B - In the above sentence the use of 'said that' makes it clear that the sentence is in Indirect speech of Assertive. Its direct speech will be- 1- Comma and Inverted comma will be used in place of Conjunction 'that'. 2- No change in Reporting verb 'said'. 3- According to Narration Rule Tense and Pronoun will be changed. Correct sentence- Shubham said, ''My father is playing cricket with me.''
B. In the above sentence the use of 'said that' makes it clear that the sentence is in Indirect speech of Assertive. Its direct speech will be- 1- Comma and Inverted comma will be used in place of Conjunction 'that'. 2- No change in Reporting verb 'said'. 3- According to Narration Rule Tense and Pronoun will be changed. Correct sentence- Shubham said, ''My father is playing cricket with me.''

Explanations:

In the above sentence the use of 'said that' makes it clear that the sentence is in Indirect speech of Assertive. Its direct speech will be- 1- Comma and Inverted comma will be used in place of Conjunction 'that'. 2- No change in Reporting verb 'said'. 3- According to Narration Rule Tense and Pronoun will be changed. Correct sentence- Shubham said, ''My father is playing cricket with me.''