Question : Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
Madhurima explained, “I am planning to quit my graduation.”
Option 1: Madhurima explained that she were planning to quit her graduation.
Option 2: Madhurima explained that she planned to quit her graduation.
Option 3: Madhurima explained that she was planning to quit her graduation.
Option 4: Madhurima explained that she had been planning to quit her graduation.
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Correct Answer: Madhurima explained that she was planning to quit her graduation.
Solution : The third option is the correct choice.
Indirect speech, also known as reported speech or indirect discourse, is a way of reporting what someone else has said without quoting their exact words.
The steps of conversion are as follows:
- There is no change in the reporting verb.
- The present continuous tense "am planning" is changed to the past continuous tense "was planning ".
- The first-person pronouns "I" and "my" are changed to the third-person pronouns "she" and "her", respectively.
- The connector "that" is used to introduce the reported clause.
Therefore, the correct answer is: "Madhurima explained that she was planning to quit her graduation."
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