Multiple choice

Directions: In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Direct / Indirect form. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect / Direct form.

He said, �I am suffering from homesickness�.

  1. He said that I am suffering from homesickness.

  2. He said that he was suffering from homesickness.

  3. He was said to be suffering from homesickness.

  4. He said that I am a sufferer of homesickness.

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B Correct answer
Explanation

If there is 'said' in the direct speech, then the tense of the words inside quotation marks is changed to the past tense. Thus, He said that he was suffering from homesickness.

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