A sentence has been given in direct/indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select one which best expresses

A sentence has been given in direct/indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select one which best expresses the same sentence in indirect/direct speech.

The girl said to her mother, ‘’forgive me, but the jar is broken by mistake I was holding that with proper care.”

a)            The girl apologized to her mother and said that the jar is broken by mistake and she had been holding that with proper care.

b)            The girl begged forgiveness and told her mother that the jar is broken by mistake and she had been holding that with proper care.

c)            The girl begged forgiveness and told her mother that the jar was broken by mistake and she had been holding that with proper care.

d)            The girl apologized to her mother and said that the jar is broken by mistake and she was being hold that with proper care.

 Sol:

Option c is the correct answer according to the following rule, said to is changed into ‘begged forgiveness and told’ according to the sentence and present tense is changed into past tense, past continuous tense is changed into past perfect continuous tense.