Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
Vishnu said, "I am going to the theater this evening."

Options

A. Vishnu said that I am going to the theater this evening.
B. Vishnu said that he was going to the theater that evening.
C. Vishnu said that he would go to the theater that evening.
D. Vishnu said that he was going to the theater this evening.

Answer

B

Explanation

Vishnu said that he was going to the theater that evening.(Correct)
(a) Vishnu said that `ul("I am going")` to the theater this evening.(Incorrect tense in reported speech)
(c ) Vishnu said that `ul("he would go")` to the theater that evening.(Incorrect tense in reported speech)
Vishnu said that he was going to the theater `ul("this evening")`. (“This” in the reported speech is incorrect.)