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.