He said, “I can solve this problem.” (Indirect speech)
- He said that he may solve this problem.
- He said that he can solve this problem.
- He said that he could solve this problem.
- He said that he could solve that problem
Explanation
- He said that he could solve that problem.
- Conjunction: Added "that" to connect the clauses and removed the quotation marks.
- Pronoun: Changed "I" to "he" (matching the speaker).
- Modal Verb: Changed "can" to the past tense "could".
- Demonstrative: Changed "this" to "that".
Last updated by NA on 30-06-2026
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