175. She said that she is ill.
Correct answer: A. she said that she was ill.
- A. she said that she was ill.
- B. (B) she said that she am ill.
- C. (C) she said that I am ill.
- D. (D) she said that I were ill.
Explanation
When reporting someone's words in the past tense, we usually change the present tense verbs in the reported speech to past tense. Therefore, "is" should be changed to "was" to match the past tense. Option (A) correctly reflects this change.
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