Maria said, "I was dialing your number, and you called."
Correct answer: C. Maria said that she had been dialing my number and I had called.
- A. Maria said that she was dialing my number and I called.
- B. Maria told that she had dialed my number and she had called.
- C. Maria said that she had been dialing my number and I had called.
- D. Maria told that Maria has been dialing my number and I had called.
Explanation
Maria said that she had been dialing my number and you had called.The original sentence is in the past continuous tense, indicating an action that was in progress at a specific point in the past. The correct reported speech should maintain the same tense and pronouns.
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