The people said quot We have lost a great leader quot ........

English Language (Defence) Direct/Indirect speech

Directions: In this section, direct speech sentences are given and you are required to find the correct indirect speech sentence of the same. choose the correct response (a),(b),(c), or (d) and indicate accordingly.

The people said," We have lost a great leader".

The people told us we have lost a great leader.

The people said that we have lost a great leader.

The people said that they had lost a great leader.

The people told that they had lost a great leader.

Explanation:

If the reporting verb is in the past tense and the reported speech is in the present tense or future tense, then the tense of reported speech is converted into the corresponding past tense.