Direction: In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Direct/ Indirect Speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one that best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
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The speaker said, ‘Gentlemen, I am going to discuss the food situation in our country.’
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- Addressing them as gentlemen, the speaker said that he is going to discuss the food situation in their country
- Addressing them as gentlemen, the speaker said that he was going to discuss the food situation in their country
- The speaker told the gentlemen that he is going to discuss the food situation in their country
- The speaker told the gentlemen that I was going to discuss the food situation in our country
Correct Option: B
Addressing them as gentlemen, the speaker said that he was going to discuss the food situation in their country. (Indirect)
said ⇒ addressing
our ⇒ their
that ⇒ conj.
I am ⇒ he was
