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Rina said, “I was reading a novel.” Which option gives its correct indirect speech?

Correct answer D. Rina said that she had been reading a novel.

Explanation

Under strict backshift rules, the past continuous "was reading" changes to the past perfect continuous "had been reading" after a past reporting verb.

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