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Rewrite the sentence in indirect speech. Kumar said, "I am unwell."
Question

Rewrite the sentence in indirect speech.
Kumar said, "I am unwell."

A.

Kumar said that he had been unwell

B.

Kumar said that he is unwell

C.

Kumar said that he has been unwell

D.

Kumar said that he was unwell

Correct option is D

The correct option is (d) Kumar said that he was unwell.
Tense change: "Am unwell" (present simple) changes to "was unwell" (past simple) in indirect speech.
Pronoun change: "I" becomes "he" in indirect speech.
Time clause change: No time clause change necessary.
Reporting verb change: "Said" remains unchanged.
Corrected sentence: Kumar said that he was unwell.

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