Questions :
Options :
- “I played the violin when I was young,” she said.
- “I use to play the violin when I was young.” She said.
- “I used to play the violin when I was young,” she said.
- “I was playing the violin when I was young,” she said.
correct answer : c)
Explanation :
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. “I used to play the violin when I was young,” she said.
Changes required:
Conjunction: The conjunction “that” is removed, and inverted commas are used to enclose the direct speech.
Pronoun: The third-person pronoun “she” in the indirect speech changes back to the first-person pronoun “I” to reflect the speaker’s original words.
Tense: The phrase “used to” describes a past habit or state. In this specific case, “used to” remains unchanged when converting between direct and indirect speech because it already denotes a habitual past action.
Verb: The reporting verb “said” remains as is because it is not followed by an object in this sentence.
Converted sentence: “I used to play the violin when I was young,” she said.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.