Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.

Bhavin said, 'I will take you now.'

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  1. Bhavin said that he will take you then.
  2. Bhavin said that he has to take me now. 
  3. Bhavin said that he will be taking me then.
  4. Bhavin said that he would take me then.

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Option 4 : Bhavin said that he would take me then.
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The correct answer is Option 4.
 
Key Points
  • Indirect Speech: Bhavin said that he would take me then.
  • Key Conversions:
    • Pronoun and Tense Changes:
      • Pronoun "I" is changed to "he" to match the third-person perspective.
      • Verb "will" is changed to "would" to match the past tense of reported speech.
      • Adverb "now" is changed to "then" to match the time context in reported speech.
Therefore, the correct answer is Option 4.
 
Correct Sentence: Bhavin said that he would take me then.
 
Additional Information
  • Option 1: "Bhavin said that he will take you then."
    • Incorrect future tense "will" in reported speech context.
  • Option 2: "Bhavin said that he has to take me now."
    • Incorrect verb tense "has to" and time reference "now".
  • Option 3: "Bhavin said that he will be taking me then."
    • Incorrect future continuous tense "will be taking".
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