Practice mode Change Of Speech

She said, “I can swim.” Which option gives its correct indirect speech?

Correct answer C. She said that she could swim.

Explanation

"Can" becomes "could" in indirect speech after a past reporting verb, and the base form "swim" follows the modal. The pronoun "I" becomes "she" to match the speaker.

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