Multiple choice

Directions: Select the correct change of narration.

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

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

  2. The boy says 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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A Correct answer
Explanation

In assertive sentences (like this one), 'said' remains unchanged. Pronoun for the first person 'I' is 'he'. 'He' takes auxiliary 'is/was', but here we need past auxiliary, so 'was'. Hence, option (1) is the correct answer.

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