Question

Choose the option that correctly transforms the given sentence into reported speech:

Ravi said, "My father lived in this city two years ago."

• A. Ravi said that his father had lived in that city two years before.
• B. Ravi said that his father had lived in that city for two years.
• C. Ravi told that his father had lived in that city ago two years.
• D. Ravi asked that his father had lived in that city before two years.

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Ravi said that his father had lived in that city two years before.

The two ways of relating what a person has said are 1)direct and 2)indirect (reported).

In the direct speech, the exact words of the original speaker are repeated.

In the indirect speech (reported speech), the exact meaning of what the speaker told is expressed but not necessarily in the speaker’s exact words.

Option A is correct as the appropriate introductory verb 'said' is used with 'had' which is appropriate when we transform the direct speech which is in the simple past tense.

Options B, C, and D are wrong as 'for' cannot be used, 'told' and 'asked' cannot be used respectively.

The correct answer is A)Ravi said that his father had lived in that city two years before.