Multiple choice

Directions: Change the narration.

The boy said, ''I am not feeling well."

  1. The boy says that he is not feeling well.

  2. The boy said that he was not feeling well.

  3. The boy said that he is not feeling well.

  4. The boy told that he was not feeling well.
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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, reported speech (while change of narration) changes into the past form. Hence, option (1) is correct.

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