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

Rucha said, “The sale ended yesterday.”

 

Option 1: Rucha said that the sale had ended yesterday.
 

Option 2: Rucha said that the sale ended the day before.
 

Option 3:  Rucha said that the sale had ended the previous day.
 

Option 4: Rucha said that the sale ended already.


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Answer (1)
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Correct Answer:  Rucha said that the sale had ended the previous day.
 


Solution :

The correct answer is option 3.

 Rucha said that the sale had ended the previous day.

Explanation:

The direct sentence is in the simple past tense in order to convert it into indirect we need to follow the below rules.

Yesterday will change into the previous day.

Simple Past (Subject + V2 + Object)

Past Perfect (Subject + had + V3 + Object)

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