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"He cannot say a word", she said. Reported speech: she said he _____ a word.cannot saycould not saycouldn’t saidcouldn't have said

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"He cannot say a word", she said. Reported speech: she said he _____ a word.cannot saycould not saycouldn’t saidcouldn't have said

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The correct answer is: she said he could not say a word.

Here's the step by step explanation:

  1. The sentence is in direct speech: ""He cannot say a word", she said."
  2. We need to convert it into reported speech (also known as indirect speech).
  3. In reported speech, the tenses typically shift back. Present tense (cannot say) becomes past tense.
  4. Therefore, "cannot say" becomes "could not say".
  5. So, the reported speech version of the sentence is: "She said he could not say a word."

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