What is the indirect speech of the sentence: 'She said, I am going to the market

Practice Questions

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What is the indirect speech of the sentence: 'She said, I am going to the market.'? (2021)
  1. She said that she is going to the market.
  2. She said that she was going to the market.
  3. She said that she goes to the market.
  4. She said that she had gone to the market.

Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions

What is the indirect speech of the sentence: 'She said, I am going to the market.'? (2021)
  • Step 1: Identify the reporting verb in the sentence. Here, it is 'said'.
  • Step 2: Change the direct speech to indirect speech. The sentence 'I am going to the market' needs to be changed.
  • Step 3: Change the present continuous tense 'am going' to past continuous tense 'was going'.
  • Step 4: Combine the reporting verb with the changed sentence. The final indirect speech will be: 'She said that she was going to the market.'
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