Mary says, "I am coming here."a)Mary says that she is coming...
To determine the correct answer, we need to understand the reported speech and how it is transformed.
1. The original statement is: "I am coming here."
2. In reported speech, we need to shift the pronouns and tenses.
3. The reporting verb "says" remains the same, and we use the conjunction "that" to introduce the reported speech.
Now, let's analyze each option:
A:
Mary says that she is coming there.
- The pronoun "here" has been changed to "there," which is incorrect. The original statement mentions "here," not "there." Therefore, option A is incorrect.
B:
Mary says that she is coming here.
- This option correctly reports the original statement. The pronoun "here" remains the same, which matches the original statement. Therefore, option B is correct.
C:
Mary says that she was coming there.
- The tense of the verb "was coming" has been changed from present continuous to past continuous, which is incorrect. The original statement uses the present continuous tense. Therefore, option C is incorrect.
D:
Mary says that she was coming here.
- This option changes the tense of the verb "was coming" to past continuous, which is incorrect. The original statement uses the present continuous tense. Therefore, option D is incorrect.
Therefore, the correct answer is option B:
Mary says that she is coming here.