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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

Vrinda said " They were busy the whole day."

Options:

Vrinda said that they had busy the whole day.

Vrinda said that they were busy the whole day.

Vrinda said that they had been busy the whole day.

Vrinda said that they have been busy the whole day.

Correct Answer:

Vrinda said that they had been busy the whole day.

Explanation:

The correct indirect form of the given sentence is:

Vrinda said that they had been busy the whole day.

The other options are incorrect for the following reasons:

Vrinda said that they had busy the whole day. The verb "busy" should be in the past participle form "been".
Vrinda said that they were busy the whole day. This is the direct quote of Vrinda's words. In indirect speech, the statement is reported as a subordinate clause.
Vrinda said that they have been busy the whole day. The present perfect tense "have been" is used to indicate an action that started in the past and continues to the present. In this case, the action of being busy happened in the past and ended in the past, so the past perfect tense "had been" should be used.