English Language · Direct and Indirect Speech
Choose the correct alternative for the Assertion [As] and Reason [R] given below: Testbook Assertion [As]: In direct speech, She said, 'I am reading a book' becomes: She said that she was reading a book in indirect speech. Reason [R]: A present tense verb in direct speech changes to past tense in indirect speech when the reporting verb is in the past tense.
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- 1Both [As] and [R] are true, and [R] is the correct explanation of [As].✓
- 2Both [As] and [R] are true, but [R] is not the correct explanation of [As].
- 3[As] is true, but [R] is false.
- 4[As] is false, but [R] is true.
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Both [As] and [R] are true, and [R] is the correct explanation of [As].
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