Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
The bakery man said, "These pastries are yummy."
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct indirect form of the given sentence is:
The bakery man said that those pastries are yummy.
The other options are incorrect for the following reasons:
- The bakery man said that those pastries were yummy. This sentence implies that the pastries are no longer yummy, which is not what the bakery man said.
- The bakery man said that these pastries are yummy. This is a direct quote of the bakery man's words. In indirect speech, the statement is reported as a subordinate clause.