English Language · Direct and Indirect Speech
Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence: She said, 'I was reading a novel when he arrived.'
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- 1She said that she read a novel when he arrived.
- 2She said that she had been reading a novel when he arrived.✓
- 3She said that she had been reading a novel when he had arrived.
- 4She said that she was reading a novel when he arrived.
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She said that she had been reading a novel when he arrived.
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