Question

Read the dialogue between Karan and his friend, Parvaiz regarding Karan's winter vacation plans:

Karan:	How is your winter vacation plan shaping up?
Parvaiz:	Alas! There are no plans. We have extra classes during our winter vacation.

Select the correct option to complete the reporting of the above dialogue.

Karan asked Parvaiz how his winter vacation plan was shaping up.

Parvaiz sighed and said there were no plans. He further added that ______.

Options

• they had extra classes during our winter vacation

• he has extra classes during their winter vacations

• they had extra classes during their winter vacation

• they have extra classes during their winter vacation

Answer 1

Parvaiz sighed and said there were no plans. He further added that they had extra classes during their winter vacation.

Explanation:

Indirect Speech: Indirect speech involves conveying someone's words without quoting them directly. This necessitates adjustments to pronouns and tenses for clarity.

Parvaiz's Perspective: Parvaiz utilized the pronouns "we" and "our," indicating that he was speaking inclusively of himself and his classmates. This inclusivity should be retained in the reported speech.

Past Tense: In reporting speech, tenses typically shift back by one step. Parvaiz's initial statement was in the present tense ("have"), so in the reported speech, it shifts to past tense ("had").