English Class 8 Narration

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Change to Reported Speech: Reena said, "I am very beautiful"

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Answer: A. Reena said that she was very beautiful.

In reported speech the reporting verb 'said' is in the past, so the present tense 'am' moves back to 'was' and 'I' becomes 'she'. Options with 'is' or 'says' break this tense rule.

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