JIPMAT 2024 (VA) - Out of the given options, pick the one which best expresses the following sentence in indirect speech. coach said, "Well done ! You have made me proud." | PYQs + Solutions | AfterBoards
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Direct & Indirect Speech

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Out of the given options, pick the one which best expresses the following sentence in indirect speech.
The coach said, "Well done ! You have made me proud."

✅ Correct Option: 4
The correct indirect speech for "The coach said, 'Well done! You have made me proud.'" is The coach applauded and said that he had made him proud.
When converting direct speech to indirect speech, we need to: \newline 1. Change the present tense "have made" to past perfect "had made" \newline 2. Maintain consistent past tense throughout ("applauded" and "said") \newline 3. Change pronouns appropriately ("you" to "he" and "me" to "him") \newline 4. Replace exclamations like "Well done!" with an appropriate verb (here, "applauded")
Hence, the correct answer is Option 4.

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