Choose the indirect speech of this sentence.
She said to me, "I like your dress."

She told me that I liked her dress.Correct answerYour answerShe said me that she liked my dress.Correct answerYour answerShe told to me that she liked my dress.Correct answerYour answerShe told me that she liked my dress.Correct answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer D

Correct answer: D

"Said to me" becomes "told me". "I" becomes "she", "your" becomes "my", and "like" moves back to "liked".

Worth noting

"She said me" is wrong: "said" needs "to" before a person, and "told" takes the person without it.

Concept: "Said to" becomes "told"
Typical timeTypical: 45 s
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Choose the indirect speech of this sentence.She said to me, "I like your dress."

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Choose the indirect speech of this sentence.
She said to me, "I like your dress."