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.
Ravi said, “I like this pen.”

Correct option is A

The correct indirect/ direct speech is (a) Ravi said he liked that pen.
Explanation: The reporting verb “said” is in the past, so the present simple “like” usually changes to past simple “liked” (backshift). Also, “this” changes to “that” because demonstratives shift in reported speech (near → distant) when reporting later. The pronoun I changes to he (Ravi). Option (a) correctly applies all these changes.
Rules of conversion used:
· Present Simple → Past Simple (said + V1 → V2)
· this → that (change of demonstrative)
· I → he (pronoun change)
· Example: She said, “I love this book.” → She said that she loved that book.
· Information booster / exceptions:
· If the speaker is still holding the pen and reporting immediately, “this” may sometimes remain “this,” but exam-standard conversion typically uses that.