Question

Tap the option that reports the given sentence correctly.

Asmita said, ‘The only word I can think of is petrifying!’

• A. Asmita said that the only word she can think of is petrifying.
• B. Asmita exclaimed that the only word she could think of was petrifying.

Answer 1

The correct option is B Asmita exclaimed that the only word she could think of was petrifying.

Here, the sentence uses past tense in reported speech correctly, whereas the other option uses present tense.