Choose the option that is the indirect form of the sentence.
Akshay said, “I am making biryani today.”
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
In the direct form of the sentence, Akshay directly states, "I am making biryani today." When converting this into the indirect form, we need to report Akshay's words indirectly, meaning we need to change the verb tense and pronouns to match the context of reporting.
In the indirect form, "said" is used to report the speech, and the pronoun "I" changes to "he" to refer to Akshay. Additionally, the present continuous tense "am making" changes to the past continuous tense "was making" to reflect that the action is being reported after it was said. Finally, "today" changes to "that day" to maintain the correct temporal reference.
Therefore, the indirect form of the sentence is: "Akshay said that he was making biryani on that day." This version accurately reports what Akshay said in a grammatically correct and contextually appropriate manner.