He wrote in his report ldquo The rainfall has been scarce till now rdquo ........

English (SSC) Direct/Indirect speech

He wrote in his report, “The rainfall has been scarce till now.”

He reported that the rainfall has been scarce till now.

He reported that the rainfall had been scarce till now.

He reported that the rainfall has been scarce till then.

He reported that the rainfall had been scarce till then.

- Original Quote: "The rainfall has been scarce till now."

- Option 1: "He reported that the rainfall has been scarce till now."

- Uses "has," indicating present perfect, which doesn't match past reporting.

- Option 2: "He reported that the rainfall had been scarce till now."

- "Had been" is past perfect, correct tense for reported speech, but "till now" is still present.

- Option 3: "He reported that the rainfall has been scarce till then."

- "Has been" is present perfect, incorrect for past reporting, and "till then" is best suited for past context.

- Option 4: "He reported that the rainfall had been scarce till then."

- Uses past perfect "had been" and "till then," which correctly converts direct speech to reported speech.

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