Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.
"I spoke to Jane last week," she said.
She said _____________________
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.
"I spoke to Jane last week," she said.
She said _____________________
The correct option is C she had spoken to Jane a week before.
The two ways of relating what a person has said are 1)direct and 2)indirect (reported speech).In direct speech, the original speaker's exact words are repeated. In indirect/reported speech, the exact meaning is expressed but not necessarily using the original speaker's exact words. Pronouns and possessive adjectives usually change from first or second person to the third person except when the speaker is reporting his own words. Sometimes a noun can be inserted to avoid doubt.
When we turn direct questions and exclamations into indirect speech, they are converted to an affirmative statement . ( ? and ! is not used).
Option C is correct as when we convert the given direct sentence to indirect speech, the simple past tense is changed to past perfect tense, last week to a week before, and I to she.
The other options are wrong as spoke,last week,I, and she spoke can't be used.
The correct answer is C)she had spoken to Jane a week before.
The two ways of relating what a person has said are 1)direct and 2)indirect (reported speech).In direct speech, the original speaker's exact words are repeated. In indirect/reported speech, the exact meaning is expressed but not necessarily using the original speaker's exact words. Pronouns and possessive adjectives usually change from first or second person to the third person except when the speaker is reporting his own words. Sometimes a noun can be inserted to avoid doubt.
When we turn direct questions and exclamations into indirect speech, they are converted to an affirmative statement . ( ? and ! is not used).
Option C is correct as when we convert the given direct sentence to indirect speech, the simple past tense is changed to past perfect tense, last week to a week before, and I to she.
The other options are wrong as spoke,last week,I, and she spoke can't be used.
The correct answer is C)she had spoken to Jane a week before.
