She Said, "My parents are going to karachi".
Correct answer: C. She said that her parents were going to karachi.
- A. She said that my parents were going to karachi.
- B. She said that my parents gone to karachi.
- C. She said that her parents were going to karachi.
- D. She said that her parents are going to karachi.Booking Historical Guided Tours
Explanation
In reported speech, “my” changes to “her” because the speaker is she, “are going” backshifts to “were going,” and the place name remains Karachi. Thus, option c correctly preserves the meaning with the required pronoun and tense changes.
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