Change the speech from Direct to indirect:
Ali said to me, “I am ill today."
A Ali said to me that he is ill today.
B Ali said to me that he was ill today.
C Ali said to me that he was ill that day.
D Ali said to me that he had been ill that day.
Solution
Correct Answer: Option C
Direct speech-কে indirect speech-এ পরিবর্তন করার সময় কিছু নিয়ম অনুসরণ করতে হয়:
- Reporting Verb: Reporting verb "said" যেহেতু past tense-এ আছে, তাই reported speech-এর verb-ও past tense-এ পরিবর্তিত হবে।
- Pronoun: Direct speech-এর "I" (first person) বক্তা Ali-কে বোঝাচ্ছে, তাই indirect speech-এ এটি third person "he"-তে পরিবর্তিত হবে।
- Tense: "I am ill" (present indefinite tense) পরিবর্তিত হয়ে "he was ill" (past indefinite tense) হবে।
- Adverb of time: "today" পরিবর্তিত হয়ে "that day" হবে।
এই নিয়মগুলো অনুসরণ করে সঠিক উত্তরটি হলো: "Ali said to me that he was ill that day."