English Grammar - Narration
English Grammar - Narration
Choose the correct indirect speech.
She said, "I had completed the project before you arrived."
Options:
- She said that she had completed the project before I arrived.
- She said that she had completed the project before I had arrived.
- She said that she completed project.
- She said she completed before arrival.
Right Answer: She said that she had completed the project before I arrived.
The reported speech is already in the past perfect tense, so it does not undergo any further tense change in indirect speech. Only the pronouns are changed according to the context. Thus, "I" becomes "she," and "you" becomes "I" when the statement is reported by the listener. Therefore, the correct indirect speech is "She said that she had completed the project before I arrived." The remaining options either make unnecessary tense changes or are grammatically incorrect.This question is part of English Grammar - Narration, which has 35 practice questions with answers.
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