Choose the indirect speech of this sentence.
Priya said, "I bought this bag here."

Priya said that she bought this bag here.Correct answerYour answerPriya said that she had bought this bag there.Correct answerYour answerPriya said that she has bought that bag there.Correct answerYour answerPriya said that she had bought that bag there.Correct answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer D

Correct answer: D

"Bought" moves back to "had bought", "this" becomes "that" and "here" becomes "there", because the bag and the place are no longer near the speaker.

Worth noting

"This bag there" changes one pointing word but not the other.

Concept: "This" and "here" in reported speech
Typical timeTypical: 45 s
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Choose the indirect speech of this sentence.Priya said, "I bought this bag here."

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Choose the indirect speech of this sentence.
Priya said, "I bought this bag here."