Question

27. He said, “Jaya is dancing". The indirect speech is -

(A) He said that Jaya was dancing.
(B) He said that Jaya is dancing.
(C) He said that Jaya is not dancing.
(D) He said Jaya was dancing.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Answer is (A)

Explanation:

He said, "Jaya is dancing"

=He said that Jaya was dancing.

Answer 2

He said that Jaya was dancing.

• Indirect speech is not a formal method of writing and generally includes the past tense.
• Generally, the term said is used while expressing an indirect speech. The other common term used is that.
• For example - Jaya said I'm coming is direct, whereas Jaya said she was coming is indirect.
• Thus, the correct sentence is He said that Jaya was dancing.