Choose the correct transformation of the given sentence in Indirect S…

The correct answer is Option (4) → Varun admitted to his mother that he had broken the flower vase while playing cricket in the hall.

Changing an admission into indirect speech:

Change	Direct	Indirect	Why
Reporting verb	said to his mother, “Yes,	admitted to his mother	“Yes, I broke” owns up to a mistake. So “said to” becomes “admitted to”, and “Yes” is dropped.
Joining word	“ ” (quotation marks)	that	The spoken words are a statement, so they are joined with “that”.
Tense change	broke	had broken	“Broke” is in the simple past. The simple past is formed with the past form of the verb (V2). After the past “admitted” it becomes the past perfect. The past perfect is formed with had + past participle (V3). “Broken” is the V3 of “break”.
Pronoun change	I	he	The speaker is Varun, so “I” becomes “he”.
Full sentence	Varun said to his mother, “Yes, I broke the flower vase while playing cricket in the hall.”	Varun admitted to his mother that he had broken the flower vase while playing cricket in the hall.

Other reporting verbs show the speaker’s purpose in the same way, such as promised, assured and complained. Example: Asha said to me, “I will return your book on Monday.” → Asha promised me that she would return my book on Monday.

Why the Other Options are Incorrect?

Option 1: Varun admitted his mother that he had broken the flower vase while playing cricket in the hall. — Incorrect. “Admitted his mother” is wrong. “Admitted” needs “to” before the person: “admitted to his mother”.

Option 2: Varun admitted to his mother that he has broken the flower vase while playing cricket in the hall. — Incorrect. “Has broken” is the present perfect. “Broke” is in the simple past, and after the past “admitted” it becomes “had broken”.

Option 3: Varun admitted to his mother that I had broken the flower vase while playing cricket in the hall. — Incorrect. “I” is not changed. The speaker is Varun, so it becomes “he”.