Select the correct indirect narration of the given sentence.
He said to me, “My phone is switched off.”
- AHe told me that his phone was switched off.
- BHe told me that our phone had switch off.
- CHe told me that his phone was switch off
- DHe told me that my phone was switched off.
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
To convert the direct statement into indirect speech:
"said to" changes to "told".
The comma and inverted commas are replaced by the conjunction "that".
The first-person possessive pronoun "My" changes according to the subject ("He"), becoming "his".
The present tense verb "is" changes to the past tense "was".
Thus, the sentence becomes: "He told me that his phone was switched off." This corresponds to option A.
"said to" changes to "told".
The comma and inverted commas are replaced by the conjunction "that".
The first-person possessive pronoun "My" changes according to the subject ("He"), becoming "his".
The present tense verb "is" changes to the past tense "was".
Thus, the sentence becomes: "He told me that his phone was switched off." This corresponds to option A.