Out of the given options, choose the one which is the correct indirect speech of the sentence given below.

"Please give me something to eat. I am hungry" the old man said to the boys.

The correct answer is "The old man requested the boys to give him something to eat and said that he was hungry"

Key Points

•  The correct indirect speech of the sentence would be: "The old man requested the boys to give him something to eat and said that he was hungry."
• The process of changing into indirect speech is as follows-
  • Change the direct speech pronoun: In this case, the pronoun "I" is changed to "he" to match the subject of the sentence.
  • Change the verb tense: In this case, the present tense "am hungry" is changed to the past tense "was hungry."
  • Change the reporting verb: In this case, the reporting verb "said" is changed to "requested."
  • Add the conjunction "that": In this case, the conjunction "that" is added to indicate the indirect speech.
  • Add the conjunction "and": In this case, the conjunction "and" is added to connect the request with the statement.
• Thus, the correct form of indirect speech is "The old man requested the boys to give him something to eat and said that he was hungry"

Correct answer: The old man requested the boys to give him something to eat and said that he was hungry".