Change into indirect speech: He said, “I can solve this puzzle easily.”
AHe said that I could solve this puzzle easily.
BHe said he solve puzzle easily.
CHe said that he could solve that puzzle easily.
DHe said that he can solve this puzzle easily.
Explanation
– The modal verb ‘can’ shifts to ‘could’ in indirect speech.
– ‘This’ changes to ‘that’ since the reference shifts, and ‘I’ changes to ‘he’.
– Correct: He said that he could solve that puzzle easily.
Exam Relevance
- Topic: Narration
- Subtopic: Direct and Indirect Speech

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