Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.Saaransh said he had solved the crossword the previous day. (a) Saaransh said, "I have solved the crossword the previous day." (b) Saaransh said, "He has solved the crossword the previous day." (c) Saaransh said, "I solved the crossword yesterday." (d) Saaransh said, "He have solved the crossword yesterday."

Options

A. Saaransh said, "I have solved the crossword the previous day."
B. Saaransh said, "He has solved the crossword the previous day."
C. Saaransh said, "I solved the crossword yesterday."
D. Saaransh said, "He have solved the crossword yesterday."

Answer

C

Explanation

Saaransh said, "I solved the crossword yesterday." (Correct)
(a) Saaransh said, "I `ul("have solved")` the crossword the previous day." (change of reported speech to present perfect)
(b) Saaransh said, "`ul("He")` has solved the crossword the previous day." (pronoun "he" is incorrect)
(d) Saaransh said, "He `ul("have")` solved the crossword `ul("yesterday.")`" (verb "have" and "yesterday" in reported speech are incorrect)