Multiple choice

Directions: Change the narration.

He said, “I saw a book here.”

  1. He said that he saw a book.

  2. He said that he saw a book there.

  3. He said that he had seen a book here.

  4. He said that he had seen a book there.
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D Correct answer
Explanation

When the reported verb is in past indefinite tense and the reported speech is also in the past tense, we use past perfect tense for the reported speech in indirect narration. Moreover, 'here' becomes 'there'. So, option 4 is correct.

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