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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.

My mother said to me, "Aravind, the baby has been crying all day."

Options:

My mother said Aravind that the baby has been crying all the day.

My mother told me that the baby had been crying all day.

My mother told to Aravind why the baby has been crying all day.

Aravind told my mother that the baby had been crying all day.

Correct Answer:

My mother told me that the baby had been crying all day.

Explanation:

The correct option is: My mother told me that the baby had been crying all day.

The other options are incorrect:

My mother said Aravind that the baby has been crying all the day. This is incorrect because the reporting verb is "said", which is used for statements, not commands.
My mother told to Aravind why the baby has been crying all day. This is incorrect because the reporting verb is "told to", which is used for giving information, not asking questions.
Aravind told my mother that the baby had been crying all day. This is incorrect because the speaker's mother is the one who is saying something, not the baby.