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    Rewrite the sentence in indirect speech. Anitha said, "I've been learning Bharatanatyam for the past six months."
    Question

    Rewrite the sentence in indirect speech.
    Anitha said, "I've been learning Bharatanatyam for the past six months."

    A.

    Anitha said that she had been learning Bharatanatyam for the past six months

    B.

    Anitha said that she has been learning Bharatanatyam for the past six months

    C.

    Anitha said that she is learning Bharatanatyam for the past six months

    D.

    Anitha said that she learnt Bharatanatyam for the past six months

    Correct option is A

    The correct option is (a) Anitha said that she had been learning Bharatanatyam for the past six months.
    Tense change: "I’ve been learning" (present perfect continuous) changes to "had been learning" (past perfect continuous) in indirect speech.
    Pronoun change: "I" becomes "she" to reflect Anitha in the third person.
    Time clause change: The time expression "for the past six months" remains unchanged as it refers to a specific duration.
    Reporting verb change: "Said" remains unchanged.
    Corrected sentence: Anitha said that she had been learning Bharatanatyam for the past six months.

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