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Question : Select the most appropriate option to change the sentences from Direct Speech to Reported Speech. 

He said, “I have been a great employee.”

 

Option 1:  He said that he had been a great employee.

Option 2: He said that he was a great employee.
 

Option 3: He exclaimed that he was a great employee.

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Option 4: He said that he has been a great employee.


Team Careers360 13th Jan, 2024
Answer (1)
Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer:  He said that he had been a great employee.


Solution : The correct answer is option 1.

 He said that he had been a great employee.

Explanation:

Direct speech is in the present tense hence we have to follow the below rules in order to convert the direct into direct speech.

Present Perfect (Subject + has/have + been+Object

Past Perfect (Subject + had been + object

 

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