Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
She said, “Ruhi slipped when she was trying to board the bus.”
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
She said, “Ruhi slipped when she was trying to board the bus.”
She says that Ruhi slipped when she was trying to board the bus.
She says that Ruhi slipped when she was trying to board the bus.
She said that Ruhi had slipped when she was trying to board the bus.
She said that Ruhi had slipped when she was trying to board the bus.
She said that Ruhi has slipped when she was trying to board the bus.
She said that Ruhi has slipped when she was trying to board the bus.
She said that Ruhi slipped when she was trying to board the bus.
She said that Ruhi slipped when she was trying to board the bus.
Correct Answer:
She said that Ruhi had slipped when she was trying to board the bus.
She said that Ruhi had slipped when she was trying to board the bus.
Active Voice |
Passive Voice (Auxiliary Verb- was/were + being) |
Subject + was/were + v1+ing+ object. |
Object+ was/were +being+V3+ by + subject |
Subject +was/were+ not+v1+ing + object |
Object + was/were+ not +being+V3+ by Subject |
Was/were+ Subject + V1+ing + object+? |
Was/were + Object+ being+v3+ by+ subject+? |
from the above rules it can be inferred that Option B is the most appropriate.