Question

Tap the option that correctly reports the given sentence.

He said, ‘I missed the medal by a second last month because of my leg injury.’

• A. He said that he had missed the medal by a second last month because of his leg injury.
• B. He said that he had missed the medal by a second the month before because of his leg injury.

Answer 1

The correct option is B He said that he had missed the medal by a second the month before because of his leg injury.

The correct answer is ‘He said that he had missed the medal by a second the month before because of his leg injury.’The adverb of time ‘last month’ changes to ‘the month before’ to show the difference in time from the original statement to the time of its reporting.