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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
The old lady said she wasn't feeling well. The old lady said, "____________" [Intermediate]
  1. I'm not feeling well
  2. She isn't feeling well
  3. I don't feel well
  4. She hasn't been feeling well

A
I don't feel well
B
She hasn't been feeling well
C
I'm not feeling well
D
She isn't feeling well
Solution
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The two ways of relating what a person has said are 1)direct and 2)indirect (reported speech).In direct speech, the original speaker's exact words are repeated. In indirect/reported speech, the exact meaning is expressed but not necessarily using the original speaker's exact words. Pronouns and possessive adjectives usually change from first or second person to the third person except when the speaker is reporting his own words. Sometimes a noun can be inserted to avoid doubt.

When we turn direct questions and exclamations into indirect speech, they are converted to affirmative statement .( ? and ! is not used).

Option A is correct as when we convert the given indirect speech to direct, the tense is changed from past continuous to present continuous (am not feeling)

The other options are wrong as she, don't feel, and hasn't been feeling can't be used.

The correct answer is A)I'm not feeling well

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