Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.
My mother said to me, "Aravind, the baby has been crying all day."

Correct option is B

The correct indirect speech is (b) My mother told me that the baby had been crying all day.
Definitions:
· Direct Speech: Quoting the speaker’s exact words.
· Indirect Speech: Reporting the message without quoting the exact words.
Rules of Conversion:
1. “Said to” becomes “told” in reported speech (with an object).
2. The reporting verb is in past tense, so the verb tense in the reported speech must be shifted:
· has been crying → had been crying
3. Remove quotation marks and adjust pronouns/time references if needed.
Conversion:
· Direct: My mother said to me, "Aravind, the baby has been crying all day."
· Indirect: My mother told me that the baby had been crying all day.
Why Other Options Are Incorrect:
· (a) "said Aravind" – Wrong reporting structure and pronoun.
· (c) "told to Aravind" – “told” is not used with “to.”
· (d) The speaker-subject is changed incorrectly (Aravind is not the speaker).
Final Reported Sentence:
My mother told me that the baby had been crying all day.
This version is grammatically and contextually accurate.