A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
Anil says, "I am glad to be here this morning"
- AAnil says he is glad to be there that morning.
- BAnil says that he is glad to be there that morning.
- CAnil was saying that he was glad to be there this morning.
- DAnil says that he was glad to be here that morning.
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
When changing this sentence into Indirect speech, the following rules apply:
The reporting verb "says" is in the present tense, so the tense of the reported speech does not change ("am glad" changes to "is glad" to agree with the new subject "he").
The conjunction "that" is added to link the reporting clause with the reported clause.
The pronoun "I" changes to "he" based on the subject "Anil".
Words showing proximity change to words showing distance: "here" becomes "there" and "this morning" becomes "that morning".
Thus, option B correctly incorporates all these changes: "Anil says that he is glad to be there that morning."
The reporting verb "says" is in the present tense, so the tense of the reported speech does not change ("am glad" changes to "is glad" to agree with the new subject "he").
The conjunction "that" is added to link the reporting clause with the reported clause.
The pronoun "I" changes to "he" based on the subject "Anil".
Words showing proximity change to words showing distance: "here" becomes "there" and "this morning" becomes "that morning".
Thus, option B correctly incorporates all these changes: "Anil says that he is glad to be there that morning."