Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word. "I have to study." Barbara said _________.
A
she had to study
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B
if he had to study
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C
she has to study
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D
if she has to study
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Solution
The correct option is C she had to study
The given sentence is a statement.
According
to the rules of narration and reporting, if the reporting verb is in
the past tense, the tense of the reported verb is changed into its
corresponding past form. The reporting verb in the given sentence,
'said', is in the past form. Therefore, the reported verb, 'have' will
change into 'had'. The first person pronoun 'I' will change into the person of the speaker.
Thus, in indirect speech the sentence must be,
Barbara said she had to study.
Thus option A is the correct answer.
Options B,C,D are incorrect as they do not follow the rules of Narration and Reporting.