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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

She said, "I am in no mood to work now."

Options:

She said that she has been in no mood to work then.

She said that she was in no mood to work now.

She said that she was in no mood to work then.

She said that she has been in no mood to work now.

Correct Answer:

She said that she was in no mood to work then.

Explanation:

The correct indirect form of the given sentence is:

She said that she was in no mood to work then.

The other options are incorrect because they do not follow these rules:

She said that she has been in no mood to work then. - This sentence changes the present tense to the past perfect tense, which is not necessary in this case.
She said that she was in no mood to work now. - This sentence does not change the time reference to be consistent with the reporting context.
She said that she has been in no mood to work now. - This sentence both changes the present tense to the past perfect tense and does not change the time reference to be consistent with the reporting context.