Direct: She said, 'I was reading a book.' Indirect form is

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Accepted Answer

D. She said that she had been reading a book

1. Past continuous shifts to past perfect continuous: had been reading.
2. Pronoun 'I' becomes 'she'.
3. Hence option A.
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She asked that she reads a book

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She said that she was reading a book

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She told that she is reading a book

Direct: She said, 'I was reading a book.' Indirect form is

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