choose the most appropriate option to change the narration (direct/indirect) of the given sentence
The art teacher said, "I never tell my students what to draw. I tell them to imagine."

Options

A. The art teacher said that I never tell my students what to draw. I tell them to imagine.
B. The art teacher said that she never told her students what to draw. She told them to imagine.
C. The art teacher is saying that she never tells her students what to draw. She tells them to imagine.
D. The art teacher had said that she never told her students what to draw. She tells them to imagine.

Answer

B

Explanation

The art teacher said that she never told her students what to draw. She told them to imagine. (Correct)
(a) The art teacher said that I never `ul("tell")` my students what to draw. `ul("I tell them to imagine.")` (Incorrect Tense)
(c ) The art teacher `ul("is saying")` that she never `ul("tells ")`her students what to draw. `ul("She tells them to imagine.")` (Incorrect Tense and Incorrect Reported Verb)
(d) The art teacher `ul("had said")` that she never told her students what to draw. `ul("She tells them to imagine.")` (Incorrect Tense and Incorrect Reported Verb)