Choose the most appropriate option to change
the narration (direct / indirect) of the given sentence.
Mary said to me, “I have to be there by 10 am tomorrow.”

Options

A. a) Mary is telling me that she has to be there by 10 am tomorrow.
B. b) Mary says to me that she has to be there by 10 am.
C. c) Mary told me that she had to be there by 10 am the next day.
D. d) Mary tells me she has to be there by 10 am tomorrow.

Answer

C