Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence"Don't overspeed at night," I said to Irina. (a) I wamed Irina not to overspeed at night. (b) Over speeding at night is not good, I said to Irina. (c) I wam to Irina not to overspeed at night. (d) I had been warning Irina not to overspeed at night.

Options

A. I wamed Irina not to overspeed at night.
B. Over speeding at night is not good, I said to Irina.
C. I wam to Irina not to overspeed at night.
D. I had been warning Irina not to overspeed at night.

Answer

A

Explanation

I warned Irina not to overspeed at night. (Correct)
(b) `ul("Over speeding at night is not good. I said to Irina.")` (Incorrect reported speech and meaning if different from the original sentence)
(c) I `ul("warn to Irina")` not to overspeed at night. (Incorrect Reported Verb)
(d) I `ul("had been warning")` Irina not to overspeed at night. (Incorrect Reported Verb)