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Q: Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech. He said, “I bought this book for my brother.”
  • A. He said that he buy this book for his brother.
  • B. He said that he had bought that book for his brother.
  • C. He said that he bought this book for his brother.
  • D. More than one of the above
  • E. None of the above
Correct Answer: Option C - Reported speech of the direct sentence is past indefinite tense. Rules to make Indirect Speech- 1. Conjunction 'that' will be used in place of comma and inverted comma. 2. According to narration rule tense and pronoun will be changed. Correct Sentence - He said that he had bought that book for his brother
C. Reported speech of the direct sentence is past indefinite tense. Rules to make Indirect Speech- 1. Conjunction 'that' will be used in place of comma and inverted comma. 2. According to narration rule tense and pronoun will be changed. Correct Sentence - He said that he had bought that book for his brother

Explanations:

Reported speech of the direct sentence is past indefinite tense. Rules to make Indirect Speech- 1. Conjunction 'that' will be used in place of comma and inverted comma. 2. According to narration rule tense and pronoun will be changed. Correct Sentence - He said that he had bought that book for his brother