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2. Rhea: I like my doll.

Rhea told that liked doll.

3. Revathi: My father is a Tamilian.

Revathi told me that father is a Tamilian.

4. Jayant: I work in a factory.

Jayant worked in a factory.

5. Rajni and Lucy: We play basketball.

Rajni and Lucy basketball.

6. Jyoti: I will have to borrow your eraser.

Jyoti .

C. Tick the correct indirect version of each statement. Each question has only one
correct answer.

1. They said, ‘We’ve lived here for a long time.’

i. They said that they have lived there for a long time.

ii. They said that they lived here for a long time.

iii. They said that they had lived there for a long time.

2. ‘I wake up every morning at six o’clock,’ said Joy.
i. Joy said that he woke up every morning at six o’clock.

ii. Joy said that I woke up every morning at six o’clock.

iii. Joy said that he had to wake up every morning at six o’clock.

3. He asked me: ‘Have you finished reading the novel?’

i. He asked me if had I finished reading the novel.

ii. He asked me if I had finished reading the novel.

iii. He asked me if I finished reading the novel.

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