Select the correct indirect speech form of the given sentence.
Mother said, "I'm worried about your safety."
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct indirect speech form of the given sentence is:
Mother told me that she was worried about my safety.
The other options are incorrect because they do not follow these rules:
- Mother said she is worried about your safety. - This sentence does not change the present tense to the past tense for the auxiliary verb "is."
- Mother told me that she had been worried about my safety. - This sentence changes the present tense to the past perfect tense for the auxiliary verb "was," which is not necessary in this case.
- Mother said that I was worrying about your safety. - This sentence changes the subject of the sentence from "she" to "I," which is incorrect.