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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.