Change into indirect speech: They said, “We are considering a new business venture.”
AThey said that they were considering a new business venture.
BThey said that they are considering a new business venture.
CThey said that we are considering a new business venture.
DThey said they consider new business venture.
Explanation
– Present continuous tense shifts to past continuous in indirect speech.
– The pronoun ‘we’ changes to ‘they’ to match the subject.
– Correct: They said that they were considering a new business venture.
Exam Relevance
- Topic: Narration
- Subtopic: Direct and Indirect Speech

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