Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.
The teacher said to Anjali, “Complete your project work by tomorrow.”

Correct option is C

The correct indirect speech is (c) The teacher told Anjali to complete her project work by the following day.
Direct speech refers to the exact words spoken by a person, written within quotation marks. It reproduces the speaker’s original words as they were spoken.
Indirect speech (or reported speech) refers to reporting what someone said without quoting them exactly. The words are often paraphrased and adjusted to fit grammatical structure, especially in tense, pronouns, time expressions, etc.
Explanation:
This is an imperative sentence in direct speech, where the speaker gives a command or instruction.
Conversion Rule for Imperative Sentences:
· Use “told” + object + to + base verb
· Convert time expressions: tomorrow → the following day
· Convert pronouns: your → her
Structure:
· Direct: “Complete your project work by tomorrow.”
· Indirect: told Anjali to complete her project work by the following day.
Example:
· Direct: He said, “Call me tomorrow.”
· Indirect: He told me to call him the following day.