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Question 25

Direct from Rina to Paul: "I left your sketchbook in my van." Paul later reported: Rina said ___ .

  1. I had left your sketchbook in my van
  2. she had left your sketchbook in his van
  3. she had left his sketchbook in her vanCorrect answer
  4. he had left her sketchbook in their van

Explanation

She, his and her align the reported clause with Rina as the speaker, Paul as the owner, and Rina as the van owner. Keeping I, your or my would preserve the original speaker's viewpoint instead of the reporter's references.

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