Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.
“Vidushi, the doctor has advised me to avoid sugar,” said Prabha.
- APrabha told Vidushi that the doctor had advised her to avoid sugar.
- BPrabha said to Vidushi that the doctor was advising her to avoid sugar.
- CPrabha told Vidushi that the doctor advised her to avoid sugar.
- DPrabha told Vidushi that the doctor will be advising her to avoid sugar.
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
Rules for converting Direct to Indirect speech:
The reporting verb "said" to Vidushi becomes "told Vidushi".
The conjunction "that" is added.
Present Perfect tense ("has advised") changes into Past Perfect tense ("had advised").
Pronoun "me" changes according to the subject (Prabha) to "her".
Following these rules, the correct sentence is: "Prabha told Vidushi that the doctor had advised her to avoid sugar."
The reporting verb "said" to Vidushi becomes "told Vidushi".
The conjunction "that" is added.
Present Perfect tense ("has advised") changes into Past Perfect tense ("had advised").
Pronoun "me" changes according to the subject (Prabha) to "her".
Following these rules, the correct sentence is: "Prabha told Vidushi that the doctor had advised her to avoid sugar."