Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence. Rita said to her friend, "My sister is performing on stage today for the first time." (a) Rita told her friend that her sister was performing on stage that day for the first time. (b) Rita said to her friend that my sister is performing on stage today for the first time. (c) Rita told her friend that my sister was performing on stage today for the first time. (d) Rita told to her friend that her sister is performing on stage that day for the first Time.

Options

A. Rita told her friend that her sister was performing on stage that day for the first time.
B. Rita said to her friend that my sister is performing on stage today for the first time.
C. Rita told her friend that my sister was performing on stage today for the first time.
D. Rita told to her friend that her sister is performing on stage that day for the first Time.

Answer

A

Explanation

Rita told her friend that her sister was performing on stage that day for the first time. (Correct)
(b) Rita said to her friend that my sister `ul("is performing")` on stage today for the first time. (Change of reported speech to present continuous is incorrect)
(c ) Rita told her friend that `ul("my")` sister was performing on stage today for the first time. (Incorrect pronoun )
(d) Rita `ul("told to")` her friend that her sister `ul("is performing")` on stage that day for the first time. ("told to " and incorrect tense)