Choose the most appropriate option to change the narration
(direct / indirect) of the given sentence
Sumit said, “I will be leaving for London this summer so
I can meet you only when I return.”

Options

A. a) Sumit said that he would be leaving for London that summer
and he could meet me only when he returned.
B. b) Sumit said he will go to London this summer and he
would meet me only when he will be returning.
C. c) Sumit said he will be leaving for London this summer and
he could meet him only when he returned.
D. d) Sumit said he will have gone to London that summer
and could meet me only when he returned.

Answer

A