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Explanation:The correct answer is option D: "She told me that she could sleep alone."
Let's break down the options and analyze them:
A:
She said to me that she can sleep alone.
- This option is incorrect because it uses the present tense "can" instead of the past tense "could" to report the statement.
B:
She told me that she can sleep alone.
- This option is incorrect for the same reason as option A. It uses the present tense "can" instead of the past tense "could."
C:
She said to me that she could sleep alone.
- This option is also incorrect because it uses the present tense "could" instead of the past tense "could" to report the statement.
D:
She told me that she could sleep alone.
- This option is correct because it uses the past tense "could" to report the statement accurately.
In reported speech, we generally change the tense of the verb to reflect the time shift from the original statement. In this case, the original statement is in the past tense ("she said") and the verb "can" is changed to "could" to maintain the past tense in reported speech.
So, option D is the correct answer.