Question

4. Choose the correct form of the following sentence in indirect speech. John: Lisa is sleeping. a) John said that Lisa was sleeping. b) John said that Lisa were sleeping. c) John said that Lisa was sleep. d) John said that Lisa is sleep.​

Answer 1

John said that Lisa was sleeping.

Answer 2

To convert the given sentence from direct speech to indirect speech, we need to make some changes in the verb tense and pronoun. The correct form of the sentence in indirect speech would be:

a) John said that Lisa was sleeping.

In indirect speech, we usually change the tense of the verb to match the context of the reporting verb (in this case, "said"). Since "is" is in the present tense, it changes to "was" to indicate the past tense. Additionally, the pronoun "she" changes to "Lisa" to refer to the third person singular subject.

So, the correct form of the sentence in indirect speech is: "John said that Lisa was sleeping."