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Choose the correct form of the given sentence in indirect speech. Shilpa said to Renu, "I didn't tell a lie," |
Shilpa told Renu that she hadn't told a lie Shilpa said to Ranu I didn't tell lie Shilpa told Renu I hadn't told a lie Shilpa told Renu I don't tell lies |
Shilpa told Renu that she hadn't told a lie |
The correct indirect speech form of the sentence is: Option 1: Shilpa told Renu that she hadn't told a lie.
In indirect speech, the reporting verb (said) is changed to past tense (told) as the reporting is happening in the past. The pronoun "I" is replaced with "she" to maintain clarity about who is speaking (Shilpa). The past tense of "tell" is retained as the action of not telling a lie occurred in the past from Shilpa's perspective. |
