Question

Anitha said we are late today

Answer 1

Answer:

Anitha said that they were late.

Explanation:

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Answer 2

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Anitha said that they were late that day.

Extra Information ↴

If the reporting verb of the direct speech is in the past tense, the verb in the reported speech must be changed into the corresponding past tense.

As we can see in the given answer, the simple present tense is converted into the simple past tense and according to the rules 'today' is changed into 'that day' in the indirect speech.

Example ↴

He said, "I am hungry." [Direct]

=> He said that he was hungry. [Indirect]

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