alleryChange to direct speech: "He said that he was tired."
AHe said, "I am tired."
BHe said, "I was tired."
CHe said, "He is tired."
DHe says, "I am tired."
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. He said, "I am tired."
1. Indirect → direct: shift pronouns + revert past-back-shift.
2. "he was tired" → "I am tired" inside the quotation.
_Source: TSICET 2024 PYQ Q.169 (Shift 1, Direct & Indirect Speech)_
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