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    Question

    In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

    I said to my father, "I want to build a raft which can hold four people ."

    A I told my father that I am wanting to build a raft which could hold four people. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B I told my father that that I wanted to build a raft which could hold four people. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C I told my father that that I am wanting to build a raft which could hold four people. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D I told my father that I wanted to build a raft which could hold four people. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Here, since the reporting verb is in the past tense, ‘want’ changes to ‘wanted’. Also, ‘that’ should be used only once.

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