Multiple choice

Directions: Select the correct change of narration.

He said to me, “I shall play now".

  1. She told me that she would play then.

  2. She said to me that she would play then.

  3. She asked me that she would play now.

  4. She said that she would play now.

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A Correct answer
Explanation

In assertive sentences like this, 'said to' becomes 'told'. If the reported verb is in the past tense and the reported speech is in the future, reported speech (while change of narration) converts into the past. 'Now' becomes 'then'. Hence, option 1.