ldquo They may not have come to the Valley but they didn rsquo t ignore the State rdquo said Mr Abd...........

English (SSC) Direct/Indirect speech

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“They may not have come to the Valley but they didn’t ignore the State,” said Mr. Abdullah.

Mr. Abdullah said that they might not have come to the valley but they didn’t ignore the state.

Mr. Abdullah said that they might not had come to the valley but they didn’t ignored the state.

Mr. Abdullah said that they might not have come to the valley but they had not ignored the state.

Mr. Abdullah said that they might not have came to the valley but they didn’t ignore the state.

Explanation:

The correct answer is: **(a) Mr. Abdullah said that they might not have come to the valley but they didn’t ignore the state.** **Explanation:** - In indirect speech, we convert the statement into reported speech. The verb "**may**" in the direct speech becomes "**might**" in the reported speech. - The phrase "**didn’t ignore**" remains unchanged as it's in past tense, which is consistent with the rules of indirect speech. - The option (a) correctly maintains the structure and tense shift from direct speech to indirect speech.