Question : Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
Suman said to Meeta, "I have been invited to the show but I will not be able to go."
Option 1: Suman told Meeta that she has been invited to the show but I will not be able to go.
Option 2: Suman told Meeta that she had invited to the show but she will not be able to go.
Option 3: Suman told to Meeta that I was being invited to the show but I would not be able to go.
Option 4: Suman told Meeta that she had been invited to the show but she would not be able to go.
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Correct Answer: Suman told Meeta that she had been invited to the show but she would not be able to go.
Solution : The fourth option is the correct choice.
Narration Conversion:
- The verb said is changed to the reporting verb told in the indirect form.
- The first-person pronoun I changes to the third-person pronoun she in the indirect form.
- The present perfect tense (have been invited) changes to the past perfect tense (had been invited) . Also, will changes to would .
Therefore, the correct sentence is: Suman told Meeta that she had been invited to the show but she would not be able to go.
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