Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
She said to me, "I am busy today."
- AShe told me that I am busy today.
- BShe told me that she was busy that day.
- CShe said me that she was busy that day.
- DShe said to me that she was busy today.
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
Rules for converting Direct to Indirect Speech:
'said to' changes to 'told'.
The conjunction 'that' replaces commas and quotation marks.
First-person pronoun 'I' changes according to the subject 'She', becoming 'she'.
Present tense 'am' changes to past tense 'was'.
Adverb 'today' changes to 'that day'.
Following these rules, the correct sentence is: "She told me that she was busy that day."
'said to' changes to 'told'.
The conjunction 'that' replaces commas and quotation marks.
First-person pronoun 'I' changes according to the subject 'She', becoming 'she'.
Present tense 'am' changes to past tense 'was'.
Adverb 'today' changes to 'that day'.
Following these rules, the correct sentence is: "She told me that she was busy that day."