English Grammar - Narration
Choose the correct indirect speech.
They said, "We are ready."
English Grammar - Narration (Direct and Indirect Speech)
Options:
- They said that they were ready.
- They said they are ready.
- They said we were ready.
- They said that we are ready.
Right Answer: They said that they were ready.
The reporting verb "said" is in the past tense, so the present tense verb "are" changes to "were" in indirect speech. The pronoun "we" changes to "they" because it refers to the speakers themselves. Hence, the correct answer is "They said that they were ready." The remaining options either fail to change the tense correctly or use an incorrect pronoun.
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