Choose the appropriate indirect form of speech of the sentence given below:
He said, "I intend to leave for Delhi tonight".

(A) He said I intend to leave for Delhi tonight.
(B) He said that he intends to leave for Delhi tonight.
(C) He said that he intended to leave for Delhi that night.
(D) He said that he was intending to leave for Delhi that night.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(C)

The correct answer is Option (2) → (C)

The correct answer is: (C) He said that he intended to leave for Delhi that night.

1. Change of Pronoun:

   • "I" changes to "he" (as per the subject of the reporting verb).

2. Change of Tense:

   • The reporting verb "said" is in the past tense, so the verb "intend" follows the rule of sequence of tenses and changes to "intended."

3. Change of Time Expression:

   • "Tonight" changes to "that night" in indirect speech.