Correct option is C
The correct indirect speech is (c) My mother said that she was meeting my father that day.
Direct Speech: When the exact words of the speaker are quoted using quotation marks, it is called direct speech.
Indirect Speech: When the speaker’s words are reported without quoting them exactly, it is called indirect speech.
Explanation:
· Direct: “I am meeting...” → Indirect: “she was meeting...”
· “Today” changes to “that day” in indirect speech.
· “Said” is in past tense, so the present continuous "am meeting" changes to past continuous "was meeting".
· Rule:
· Present Continuous → Past Continuous
· Today → That day
· Information Booster: Always ensure pronoun, verb tense, and time adverbial changes are made during speech transformation.