Question

Q4. He said, "I have been a great mentor."
A. He said that he had been a great mentor.
B. He said that he was a great
mentor
C. He exclaimed that he was a great mentor.
D. He said that he has been a great mentor.​

Answer 1

(D) According to me the answer should be option D

Answer 2

The correct answer is option A.

He said that he had been a great mentor.

Question

Choose the correct indirect speech from the given options.

Direct and Indirect Speech

• In the first sentence, the required changes have been made in the indirect speech.

• The comma has been replaced by 'that.' 'I' changes to 'he.' 'Have' changes to 'had' since the reporting verb is in the simple past tense.

• In option B, the tense has been changed. 'Have' has been changed to 'was,' which is wrong.

• In option C, the reporting verb has been changed to 'exclaimed.' However, the subordinate clause is not an exclamatory sentence. Thus, it is incorrect.

• In option D, the tense has been kept as the present perfect tense. It needs to be changed to the past perfect tense since the reporting verb is in the past tense.