Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

Gloria said, “His relatives are landing tomorrow.”

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  1. Gloria said that his relatives are landing the next day.
  2. Gloria said that his relatives were landing the previous day.
  3. Gloria said that his relatives were landing the next day.
  4. Gloria said that his relatives have been landing the next day.

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Option 3 : Gloria said that his relatives were landing the next day.
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The correct answer is: Gloria said that his relatives were landing the next day.

Key Points

  • The sentence in the Direct Speech is in Present Continuous Tense. Therefore, the sentence in the Indirect Speech should be in Past Continuous Tense.
  • Present Continuous (Subject + is/am/are + V1 +ing + Object) should be converted into Past Continuous (Subject + was/were + V1 + ing + Object).
  • For example:
    • He said, “I am checking the assignment.” (Direct Speech)
    • He said that he was checking the assignment. (Indirect Speech)
  • The following things in the sentence should change when changed from Direct speech to Indirect Speech:
    • 'said' is changed into 'said that'.
    • 'tomorrow' is changed into 'the next day'.

Therefore, the correct answer is: Gloria said that his relatives were landing the next day.

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