Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.
Vandana said to me, "I don't want to buy the same dress as yours."
- AVandana told me that I don't want to buy the same dress as yours.
- BVandana told me that I didn't want to buy the same dress as hers.
- CVandana told me that she didn't want to buy the same dress as mine.
- DVandana told me that she doesn't want to buy the same dress as mine.
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
To convert the direct speech sentence into indirect (reported) speech, follow these rules:
Reporting verb: "said to me" changes to "told me".
Conjunction: The comma and inverted commas are replaced by the conjunction "that".
Pronoun changes: * The first-person pronoun "I" (subject) changes according to the speaker (Vandana), becoming "she".
The second-person possessive pronoun "yours" changes according to the object (me), becoming "mine".
Tense change: The simple present tense reporting inside the inverted commas ("don't want") changes to the simple past tense ("didn't want").
Putting it all together: Vandana told me that she didn't want to buy the same dress as mine.
Reporting verb: "said to me" changes to "told me".
Conjunction: The comma and inverted commas are replaced by the conjunction "that".
Pronoun changes: * The first-person pronoun "I" (subject) changes according to the speaker (Vandana), becoming "she".
The second-person possessive pronoun "yours" changes according to the object (me), becoming "mine".
Tense change: The simple present tense reporting inside the inverted commas ("don't want") changes to the simple past tense ("didn't want").
Putting it all together: Vandana told me that she didn't want to buy the same dress as mine.