A sentence has been given in direct/indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select one which best expresses the same sentence

A sentence has been given in direct/indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select one which best expresses the same sentence in indirect/direct speech.

Kavya said to Arjun, ‘’you should focus on your studies if you want to top the examination this year.”

a)            Kavya told Arjun that you should focus on his studies if he wants to top the examination this year.

b)            Kavya told Arjun that he should focus on his studies if he wants to top the examination that year.

c)            Kavya told Arjun that he should focus on his studies if he wanted to top the examination this year.

d)            Kavya told Arjun that he should focus on his studies if he wanted to top the examination that year.

Sol:

‘said to’ is changed into ‘told’ and conjunction ‘that’ is used for affirmative and negative sentences, present tense is changed into past tense and ‘you’ is changed into ‘he’ according to the object of reporting verb also ‘this’ is changed into ‘that’.