Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
Sneha said to me, "I am doing my homework."
Option 1: Sneha told me that she was doing her homework.
Option 2: Sneha told me that she had been doing her homework.
Option 3: Sneha told me that she were doing her homework.
Option 4: Sneha told me that she has been doing her homework.
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Correct Answer: Sneha told me that she was doing her homework.
Solution : The first option is correct.
The given sentence is in direct speech, and the task is to convert it into indirect speech. In indirect speech, we report what someone else has said without quoting their exact words. The key changes often involve adjusting pronouns, verb tenses, and other details to fit the reporting context.
Explanation:
Therefore, the correct sentence is: "Sneha told me that she was doing her homework."
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Option 2: The priest said that death is inevitable.
Option 3: The priest said that death was inevitable.
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Option 1: She said me that she was thinking of going out for dinner but changed her mind later on.
Option 2: She said that she thought of going out for dinner but changed her mind later on.
Option 3: She told me that I was thinking of going out for dinner but changed my mind later on.
Option 4: She told me that she had been thinking of going out for dinner but changed her mind later on.
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Option 1: The teacher told me that I was not following her instructions properly.
Option 2: The teacher told me that I had not followed her instructions properly.
Option 3: The teacher told me that I had not been following her instructions properly.
Option 4: The teacher told me that I have not followed her instructions properly.
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Option 1: Mukesh told me that you are wrong.
Option 2: Mukesh tells me that I am wrong.
Option 3: Mukesh told me that he was wrong.
Option 4: Mukesh told me that I was wrong.
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Option 1: She said, "I am going to the theatre now."
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Option 3: She said, "She has gone to the theatre now."
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