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    Rewrite the sentence in indirect speech. Anbu said to Suresh, "Priya is playing in the garden."
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    Rewrite the sentence in indirect speech.
    Anbu said to Suresh, "Priya is playing in the garden."

    A.

    Anbu told Suresh that Priya was playing in the garden

    B.

    Anbu told Suresh that Priya played in the garden

    C.

    Anbu told Suresh that Priya plays in the garden

    D.

    Anbu told Suresh that Priya play in the garden

    Correct option is A

    The correct option is (a) Anbu told Suresh that Priya was playing in the garden.
    Tense change: "Is playing" (present continuous) changes to "was playing" (past continuous) in indirect speech.
    Pronoun change: No pronoun change is needed.
    Time clause change: No time expression, so no time clause change.
    Reporting verb change: "Said to" changes to "told" for indirect speech.
    Corrected sentence: Anbu told Suresh that Priya was playing in the garden.

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