Differentiate between direct and reported speech: 'I can swim, ' ...

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Differentiate between direct and reported speech: ‘I can swim,’ she said. She said that she could swim.

A. In direct speech: ‘I can’t swim,’ she said. In reported speech: She said that she could swim.

B. In direct speech: ‘I can swim,’ she said. In reported speech: She said that she can swim.

C. In direct speech: ‘I can’t swim,’ she said. In reported speech: She said that she couldn’t swim.

D. In direct speech: ‘I can swim,’ she said. In reported speech: She said that she could swim.

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Differentiate between direct and reported speech: ‘I like to dance,’ he said. He said that he liked to dance.

A. Direct speech: ‘I like to swim,’ he said. Reported speech: He said that he liked to swim.

B. Direct speech: ‘I like to sing,’ he said. Reported speech: He said that he liked to sing.

C. Direct speech: ‘I like to dance,’ he said. Reported speech: He said that he liked to dance.

D. Direct speech: ‘I dislike to dance,’ he said. Reported speech: He said that he disliked to dance.