Question
English Question on Direct And Indirect Speech
Choose the correct option which best expresses the following same sentence in Indirect speech.
Anil said, "Ali deserved the prize".
A
Anil says that Ali deserves the prize.
B
Anil said that Ali deserves the prize.
C
Anil said that Ali has deserved the prize.
D
Anil said that Ali had deserved the prize.
Answer
Anil said that Ali had deserved the prize.
Explanation
Solution
The correct option is(D): Anil said that Ali had deserved the prize.