Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
Kavya said to her husband, "I don't mind being a busy woman."
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct indirect form of the given sentence is: Kavya told her husband that she did not mind being a busy woman.
The other options are incorrect because they do not follow these rules:
- Kavya told her husband that she had not mind being a busy woman. - This sentence changes the auxiliary verb "did" to "had" in the past tense, which is incorrect.
- Kavya told her husband that she do not mind being a busy woman. - This sentence does not change the present tense to the past tense for the auxiliary verb "do."
- Kavya said to her husband that she did not mind being a busy woman. - This sentence removes the reporting verb "told," which is necessary in indirect speech.