Aneela Said, "Shahana is not doing her work properly".Convert to Indirect Speech
Correct answer: B. Aneela said that Shahana was not doing her work properly.
- A. Aneela say that Shahana dia ot do her work properly.
- B. Aneela said that Shahana was not doing her work properly.
- C. Shahana did not do her work properly was said by Aneela.
- D. She is not doing her work properly is what Aneela said about Shahana.
Explanation
According to the rules of converting a direct speech into indirect speech; if the reported speech has a past verb e.g., "said" in the given sentence, the reporting speech should also be change to past tense. Also we place "that" before the reporting speech. The remaining sentence remains same. Since, in options C and D, the order of sentence is changed; therefore, they are incorrect. The option A is incorrect because of spelling mistakes.
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