She said, 'This is the house that I bought.' MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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She said, 'This is the house that I bought.'

A. She said that this is the house that I bought.

B. She said that that is the house that she had bought.

C. She said that this was the house that she bought.

D. She said that that was the house that she had bought.

Answer: Option D

Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)

Tense changes: 'is' to 'was', 'bought' to 'had bought'. Pronoun 'I' to 'she'. 'This' to 'that'.

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Correct Answer: Option D

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