choose the most appropriate option to change the narration (direct/indirect) of the given sentence.
Mother said to Avika, "Finish these sums before you go to the park."

Options

A. Mother told Avika to finish those sums before she goes to the park.
B. Mother told Avika to finish those sums before she went to the park.
C. Mother told Avika to finish these sums before you go to the park.
D. Mother told Avika to finish those sums before she was going to the park.

Answer

B

Explanation

Mother told Avika to finish those sums before she went to the park.(Correct)
(a) Mother told Avika to finish those sums before she `ul("goes")` to the park.(Change of tense to simple present is incorrect.)
(c ) Mother told Avika to finish `ul("these")` sums before `ul("you")` go to the park.(Change of reported speech to simple present and also incorrect pronoun)
(d) Mother told Avika to finish those sums before she `ul("was going")` to the park.(Change of reported speech to past continuous)