Question

Select the one which best expresses the same sentence in indirect/direct speech: 

He said, "I am glad to be here this evening."
 

• A. He said he was glad to be here this evening.
• B. He says he was glad to be here this evening.
• C. He asked he is glad to be here this evening
• D. He said that he was glad to be there that evening

Hint:

When converting direct speech to indirect speech with a past tense reporting verb (like 'said'), remember to "backshift" the tense (present -> past), change the pronouns, and update the words indicating place and time (here -> there, now -> then, this -> that, today -> that day).

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

To convert a sentence from direct to indirect speech, we need to make several changes when the reporting verb ("said") is in the past tense: 

1. Conjunction: Add "that". 

2. Pronoun: "I" (first person) changes to "he" (third person) to match the subject. 

3. Tense: "am" (present tense) changes to "was" (past tense). 

4. Adverbs of Place/Time: "here" changes to "there". "this evening" changes to "that evening". 

Applying these rules to the sentence: He said, "I am glad to be here this evening." becomes: He said that he was glad to be there that evening. This exactly matches option (D).