Multiple choice

Directions: Select the one that best expresses the sentence in indirect/direct speech.

I told her that they were cricket players.

  1. I said to her, "They were cricket players.”

  2. I told her, “They were cricket players.”

  3. I said to her, “They are cricket players.”

  4. I told to her, “They were cricket players.”
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C Correct answer
Explanation

In case of transitive verb, the reporting verb (in direct narration) becomes 'said to'.

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