Jim said, "I work here every day."a)Jim said that he worked ...
Explanation:
The given sentence is reported speech, where Jim is stating something that he said in the past. We need to convert the reported speech into indirect speech by changing the verb tense and pronouns accordingly.
Let's analyze each option:
A: Jim said that he worked here
yesterday.
- This option changes the meaning of the original sentence as it specifies that Jim only worked there yesterday, not every day. Therefore, it is incorrect.
B: Jim said that he worked
there every day.
- This option correctly changes the pronoun "here" to "there" as it is reported speech. Additionally, it maintains the correct verb tense by using "worked" instead of "work." So, this is the correct answer.
C: Jim said that he worked
here every day.
- This option maintains the correct verb tense but incorrectly keeps the pronoun "here" instead of changing it to "there." Therefore, it is incorrect.
D: Jim said that he worked every day.
- This option removes the location reference "here" from the original sentence. Since the original sentence mentioned "here," it should be included in the reported speech as well. So, this option is incorrect.
Therefore, the correct answer is
B: Jim said that he worked there every day.