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Sita said to Geeta, "You can learn piano".

  • Sita told Geeta that she can be learn piano.
  • Sita told Geeta that you can learn piano.
  • Sita told Geeta that she could learn piano.
  • Sita told Geeta that she can learn piano.

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

When Reporting verb in past Tense and reported speech is having "can" after subject + First Verb.
Then we change "can" to "could" + First verb.

Similar Questions :

1. I asked, "What happened?"

  • I enquired what happened.
  • I asked what happened.
  • I enquired that what happened.
  • I asked what had happened.

Answer: Option D

2. Captain said, "Bravo ! We have won the match."

  • Captain exclaimed with joy that they have won the match.
  • Captain exclaimed that they had won the match.
  • Captain exclaimed with joy that they had won the match.
  • Captain exclaimed with surprise that they had won the match.

Answer: Option C

3. Rahul said to me, "We are mortal".

  • Rahul said to me that we are mortal.
  • Rahul says to me that we are mortal.
  • Rahul said to me that we all are mortal.
  • Rahul said to me that he and I are mortal.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

No change, because we are using "we" with universal truth.

4. I said her, "Could you please help me ?"

  • I requested her to help me.
  • I asked her to help me.
  • I told her if she can help me.
  • I asked her if she can help me.

Answer: Option A

5. I said to my brother, "What are you playing today ?"

  • I asked my brother what he will be playing that day.
  • I asked my brother what he was playing that day.
  • I asked my brother if he was playing that day.
  • I asked my brother what he would be playing that day.

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

When there is wh-questions inside invertved commas then we do not use if or whether in indirect speech.

Note: wh-questions means, questions starting with, "who", "what","why", "whom" etc.

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