Question

Arun said, "I want to become a soldier"

• A. Arun said that he wanted to become a soldier
• B. Arun said that he want to become a soldier
• C. Arun said that I wanted to become a soldier
• D. Arun said that he wanted becoming a soldier

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Arun said that he wanted to become a soldier

Reported speech:
Arun said that he wanted to become a soldier.

• "I want" changes to "he wanted" (pronoun and tense shift).

• The verb "want" changes from present tense to past tense "wanted" in reported speech.

• The rest of the sentence remains the same.