A sentence is provided in direct speech. From the four given options, choose the one that most accurately conveys the sentence in its corresponding indirect speech.
He said, “I am not feeling well.”

Correct option is B

The correct indirect/ direct speech is (b) He said that he was not feeling well.
Explanation: Since the reporting verb is “said” (past), the present continuous “am not feeling” usually changes to past continuous “was not feeling” (backshift of tense) in indirect speech. Also, the pronoun I changes to he. Option (b) follows both rules correctly.
Rules of conversion used:
· Present continuous → Past continuous when reporting verb is past
· I → he (pronoun change according to the subject)
· “that” may be used or omitted, but tense shift must be correct.
· Example: She said, “I am studying.” → She said that she was studying.
· Information booster / exceptions:
· If the statement is a universal truth or still true at the time of reporting, tense may sometimes remain present. But here, a temporary condition (“feeling well”) normally backshifts.