Change the narration: He said to me, "I was ill".
- He told me that he had been ill.
- He said to me that I was ill
- He said to me that he has been ill.
- None of these
Explanation
He told me that he had been ill.
Rules of Narration Change:
Reporting Verb: "Said to" → "Told" (more natural in reported speech).
Tense Shift: Past ("was") → Past Perfect ("had been") (since the original statement was about a past condition).
Pronoun Shift: "I" → "he" (to match the subject "He").
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