Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.
Mrs. Batra said, “My son wants to study Architecture.”

Correct option is D

Direct Speech- it means reporting the message of the speaker in the exact words as spoken by him.
Indirect Speech- It is speech which tells you what someone said, but does not use the person's actual word.
· Given sentence is a direct speech.
· The correct option to express the sentence "Mrs. Batra said, 'My son wants to study Architecture.'" in reported speech is option (d) "Mrs. Batra said that her son wanted to study Architecture."
· Here's why option (d) is correct when converting from direct to indirect speech:
· Verb Tense Shift (Backshift): The present tense "wants" shifts to the past tense "wanted" to reflect the reporting of the statement in the past. This backshift is typical in reported speech when the reporting verb is in the past tense ("said").
· Pronoun Adjustment: The first-person pronoun "my" in direct speech is changed to "her" in reported speech to reflect the perspective of Mrs. Batra being reported by someone else.
· Introduction of 'that': The conjunction "that" is commonly used in indirect speech to introduce the reported clause, making the transition from the reporting verb to the content of the statement.
· Options (a), (b), and (c) are incorrect because they either change the meaning of the original sentence, use improper verb forms, or lack grammatical coherence necessary for correct reported speech.