Select the correct in direct speech:"I saw him yesterday," she said.
Correct answer: B. She said that she had seen him the day before
- A. She told that she had seen him yesterday
- B. She said that she had seen him the day before
- C. She told that she could see him the previous day
- D. She said that she would see him the day before
Explanation
Option (b), "She said that she had seen him the day before," is the correct choice. It correctly changes the past simple "saw" to the past perfect "had seen," and it also shifts "yesterday" to "the day before," which is appropriate for indirect speech.
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