Question

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Tap the sentence that uses reported speech correctly.
Direct speech: Tara said, ‘He is going to participate in the competition.'

• A. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Tara said that he would be going to participate in the competition.
• B. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Tara said that he will be going to participate in the competition.
• C. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Tara said that he is going to participate in the competition.
• D. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Tara said that he was going to participate in the competition.

Answer 1

The correct option is D <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Tara said that he was going to participate in the competition.

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> ‘Tara said that he was going to participate in the competition is the correct answer because him participating in the competition is not a fact and can change with time, place, or speaker. Hence, it is reported in the past tense.