Question

Change the following statement into indirect speech.

He says, "I don't want to play any more."

• A. He says that he doesn't want to play any more.
• B. He says that I don't want to play any more.
• C. He says that I didn't want to play any more.
• D. He says that he didn't want to play any more.

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

He says that he doesn't want to play any more.

The given sentence is a statement.

According to the rules of narration and reporting, if the reporting verb is in the present or future tense, the reported verb is not changed. The reporting verb in the given sentence, 'says', is in the present form.Therefore, the reported verb should be in the present tense. The pronoun 'I' changes into 'he'.

Thus the complete sentence must be,

He says that he doesn't want to play any more.

Thus option A is the correct answer.

Options B,C,D are incorrect as they do not follow the rules of Narration and Reporting.