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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech. The soldier said to his fellow soldiers, "I have buried our brave comrade h
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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.
The soldier said to his fellow soldiers, "I have buried our brave comrade here."

A.

The soldier told us that he had buried our brave comrade there.

B.

The soldier told his fellow soldiers that he had buried their brave comrade there.

C.

The soldier told his fellow soldiers that I had buried our brave comrade there.

D.

The soldier told us that I had buried their brave comrade here.

Correct option is B

The correct indirect speech is (b).
Explanation:
· "Said to" changes to "told" in reported speech.
· "I" becomes "he", as it refers to "the soldier".
· "Our" changes to "their", as it refers to the comrades of "fellow soldiers".
· "Here" changes to "there", as the sentence is now being reported.
· The present perfect ("have buried") changes to past perfect ("had buried").
Rules used:
· First-person pronouns change according to the subject of the reporting verb.
· Tense of the reporting clause changes as per the rules of backshifting.
· Time/place words like "here", "now", "today" change in reported speech.
Example:
· Direct: She said, “I am reading a book here.”
· Indirect: She said that she was reading a book there.

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