He said, "I went to school yesterday."a)He said that he had ...
The given sentence is reported speech, and we need to convert it into indirect speech. The correct answer is option C, "He said that he had gone to school the previous day." Let's break down the solution:
1. Identify the reported speech: The reported speech in the given sentence is "I went to school yesterday."
2. Identify the reporting verb: The reporting verb is "said."
3. Change the pronouns and verb tense:
- Change the pronoun "I" to "he" to match the subject of the reported speech.
- Change the verb tense from past simple ("went") to past perfect ("had gone") to indicate that the action happened before the reporting verb.
4. Choose the correct time expression:
- The time expression "yesterday" in the reported speech refers to the day before the reporting verb was spoken.
- Therefore, we use the time expression "the previous day" in the indirect speech to convey the same meaning.
5. Combine the changes:
- Putting it all together, we get the indirect speech as "He said that he had gone to school the previous day."
Hence, option C is the correct answer.
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He said, "I went to school yesterday."a)He said that he had ...
Explanation:
Direct Speech:
He said, "I went to school yesterday."
Indirect Speech:
He said that he had gone to school the previous day.
Explanation:
- The direct speech states that the action of going to school occurred on the day before the current day.
- In indirect speech, the phrase "yesterday" is changed to "the previous day" to indicate that the action happened one day prior to the day of speaking.
- Therefore, option 'c' is the correct transformation of the given direct speech into indirect speech.