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."

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Option 1: The coach applauded and said that he has made him proud.

Option 2: The coach applauds and says well done that he had made him proud.

Option 3: The coach applauded and says well done and that he has made him proud.

Option 4: The coach applauded and said that he had made him proud.

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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: 1. Change the present tense "have made" to past perfect "had made" 2. Maintain consistent past tense throughout ("applauded" and "said") 3. Change pronouns appropriately ("you" to "he" and "me" to "him") 4. Replace exclamations like "Well done!" with an appropriate verb (here, "applauded") Hence, the correct answer is Option 4.

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