Jim said, "I work here every day."a)Jim said that he worked ...
The correct answer is B: "Jim said that he worked there every day."
Here's a detailed explanation:
1. The original statement is in the present tense: "Jim said, 'I work here every day.'"
2. When reporting someone's words, we generally need to change the tense from present to past.
3. The reported speech should also reflect any changes in pronouns and adverbs of time and place.
4. Let's analyze the options one by one:
Option A: "Jim said that he worked here yesterday."
- This option changes the adverb of time from "every day" to "yesterday," which is incorrect.
- The original statement does not mention anything about yesterday, so this option is not correct.
Option B: "Jim said that he worked there every day."
- This option correctly changes the adverb of place from "here" to "there."
- It also maintains the adverb of time as "every day," which is consistent with the original statement.
- The pronoun "he" correctly reflects the change from first person to third person.
- Therefore, this option is the correct answer.
Option C: "Jim said that he worked here every day."
- This option maintains the adverb of place as "here," which is incorrect.
- The original statement uses "here," but in reported speech, we need to change it to "there."
- Therefore, this option is not correct.
Option D: "Jim said that he worked every day."
- This option removes the adverb of place "here," which is incorrect.
- The original statement mentions "here," so it should be included in the reported speech with the change to "there."
- Therefore, this option is not correct.
In conclusion, the correct answer is B: "Jim said that he worked there every day."
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Jim said, "I work here every day."a)Jim said that he worked ...
Explanation:
Direct Speech:
Jim said, "I work here every day."
Indirect Speech:
Jim said that he worked there everyday.
Explanation:
- The tense in the reporting verb 'said' changes from present simple (work) to past simple (worked) in the reported speech.
- The place 'here' changes to 'there' as it is being reported from a different location.
- The time expression 'every day' remains the same in the reported speech.
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