Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

The professor said, “I want you to pursue your dreams”.

The professor said that he wanted me to pursue my dreams.

The correct indirect form of the given sentence is:

The professor said that he wanted me to pursue my dreams.

The other options are incorrect because they do not follow these rules:

• The professor said that I want you to pursue your dreams. - This sentence does not change the present tense to the past tense for the auxiliary verb "want."
• The professor says that he wants me to pursue my dreams. - This sentence changes the past tense to the present tense for the reporting verb "said."
• The professor told me that I wanted you to pursue your dreams. - This sentence changes the subject of the main clause from "the professor" to "I."