Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option (use reported speech). Joan said that ____________.
A
I'm at my office
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B
she were at her office
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C
she's been at my office
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D
you are at your office
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Solution
The correct option is C she's been at my office The given sentence is in the reported speech. In reported speech the subject is referred to only in third person pronouns. Thus, the answer must refer to the subject using a third person pronoun.
Option A is incorrect. 'I'm' indicates that the subject is being referred to using first person pronoun and so, it cannot be used in reported speech.
Option B is incorrect. Although 'she' indicates that the subject is referred to using third person pronoun, 'were' can only be used with plural subjects or in conditional statements. Since the question does not have either of them, 'were' makes the phrase grammatically incorrect.
Option C is correct. It refers to the subject using third person pronoun. It is also a grammatically correct statement and so, it is the correct answer.
Option D is incorrect. 'you' indicates that the subject is being referred to using second person pronoun and so, it cannot be used in reported speech.