Select the option that correctly converts the sentence into indirect speech:

**Original sentence:**

I said to Mohan, “He has a green book.”

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Select the option that correctly converts the sentence into indirect speech:

**Original sentence:**

I said to Mohan, “He has a green book.”

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**Solution:**

1. The original sentence is in direct speech: _I said to Mohan, “He has a green book.”_

2. To convert direct speech into indirect speech, the reporting verb changes from "said to" to "told" because the sentence is reporting speech to a specific person.

3. The tense of the verb in the reported clause changes from simple present (_has_) to simple past (_had_).

4. The conjunction "that" is used to connect the reporting clause and the reported clause.

5. Therefore, the correct indirect speech sentence is:

_I told Mohan that he had a green book._

**Incorrect options:**
- Option 1 uses "had had" which is past perfect and incorrect here.
- Option 2 uses "have" which is grammatically incorrect in indirect speech.
- Option 4 keeps the verb in present tense "has" which is incorrect when the reporting verb is in past tense.

**Answer:** Option 3: _I told Mohan that he had a green book._

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