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    Question

    Select the option that expresses the given sentence in

    reported speech. Mary said to her mother, "I will study hard to pass the exam,"
    A Mary told her mother that I would study hard to pass the exam. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Mary told her mother that she would study hard to pass the exam. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Mary told her mother that I will study hard to pass the exam. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Mary told her mother that she will study hard to pass the exam. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The first person pronoun should change into third person pronoun and the modal ‘will’ should change into ‘would’ according to the rules of Direct and Indirect Speech.

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