Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
She said, "I am in no mood to work now."
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
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.