Question

Report the dialogue between two friends, Madhur and Priyanka, by completing the sentence:

Madhur:	Do you know the importance of water for our body?
Priyanka:	Yes, indeed! Water is essential for digestion and regulates body temperature.

Madhur asked Priyanka if she knew about the importance of water for their body. Priyanka answered in the affirmative and explained that ______.

Answer 1

Madhur asked Priyanka if she knew about the importance of water for their body. Priyanka answered in the affirmative and explained that water is essential for digestion and regulates body temperature.

Explanation:

In reporting the dialogue between Madhur and Priyanka, it's important to convey the exchange accurately in indirect speech. The correct completion of the sentence maintains the tense and meaning of Priyanka's response while converting it into indirect speech. Therefore, the response "water is essential for digestion and regulates body temperature" appropriately summarises Priyanka's statement.