Multiple choice

Directions: Select the correct change of narration. A child said, “I can ride a bicycle.”

  1. A child asked that he could ride a bicycle.

  2. A child said that he could ride a bicycle.

  3. A child told that he could ride a bicycle.

  4. A child said that I can ride a bicycle.

  5. Dummy
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B Correct answer
Explanation

In assertive sentences like this, 'said' remains unchanged and is followed by 'that'. If the Reported verb is in the past tense and the Reported speech is in the present, the reported speech (while change of narration) converts into the past. Hence, option 2.

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