Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
The patient says, “I am fine.”

Correct option is C

The correct indirect speech is (c) The patient says that he is fine.
Direct speech quotes the exact words spoken by someone, within quotation marks (e.g., He said, "I am coming").
Indirect speech reports what someone said without quoting them exactly (e.g., He said that he was coming).
Rules of conversion:
· If the reporting verb ("says") is in present tense, the reported speech does not change tense.
· “I” becomes “he” as per the subject “the patient.”
Structure:
Direct: Subject + says + “I am fine.”
Indirect: Subject + says that + he is fine.
Information Booster: Tense remains unchanged when reporting verb is in present tense (like ‘says’, ‘tells’)