English Grammar - Narration
Choose the correct indirect speech.
Ravi said, "I am busy."
English Grammar - Narration (Direct and Indirect Speech)
Options:
- Ravi said that I am busy.
- Ravi said that he was busy.
- Ravi said that he is busy.
- Ravi said he busy.
Right Answer: Ravi said that he was busy.
This sentence is in the simple present tense within the reported speech. Since the reporting verb "said" is in the past tense, the verb "am" changes to "was" according to the rule of backshift. The pronoun "I" also changes to "he" because it refers to Ravi. Therefore, the correct indirect narration is "Ravi said that he was busy." The other options either retain the incorrect tense or use the wrong pronoun and are grammatically incorrect.
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