Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
Nandini said, “I bought a pen yesterday.”

Correct option is C

The correct indirect speech is (c) Nandini said that she had bought a pen the previous day.
· Direct Speech: The exact words spoken are quoted and enclosed in quotation marks.
· Indirect Speech (Reported Speech): The exact words are reported without quotation marks and often involve changes in pronouns, tenses, and time expressions.
Rules of Conversion (Direct to Indirect Speech):
1. Reporting Verb (Said) is in the past tense, so the reported speech should shift back one tense:
· Simple past ➝ Past perfect
2. Pronoun change: “I” (first person) changes according to the subject “Nandini” ➝ “she”
3. Time expression: “yesterday” changes to ➝ “the previous day”
Direct Speech:
Subject + said + “Simple Past...”
Indirect Speech:
Subject + said that + Past Perfect...
Example:
· Direct: She said, “I saw him yesterday.”
· Indirect: She said that she had seen him the previous day.