Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
Roshan said to me, "Sandeep made a new year greeting card for his teacher".

Options

A. Roshan told me that Sandeep had made a new year greeting card for his teacher.
B. Roshan was saying that Sandeep made a new year greeting card for his teacher.
C. Roshan said Sandeep had made a new year greeting card for his teacher.
D. Sandeep made a new year greeting card for his teacher said Roshan.

Answer

A

Explanation

Roshan told me that Sandeep had made a new year greeting card for his teacher.(Correct)
(b) Roshan `ul("was saying")` that Sandeep made a new year greeting card for his teacher.(Incorrect tense of reported verb )
(c ) `ul("Roshan said Sandeep")` had made a new year greeting card for his teacher.(Listener is missing)
(d) Sandeep `ul("made")` a new year greeting card for his teacher said Roshan.(Change of reported speech to simple past is incorrect.)