My sister said, "I am enjoying my work."
In Reported Speech the above sentence will be
My sister said that

Question

Accepted Answer

In reported speech, the goal is to convey what someone else has said without quoting them directly. This often involves changing the tense of the verbs and adjusting pronouns to fit the context of the reporting.

1. **Explanation for Option 1: "she was enjoying her work"**
   - When converting direct speech to reported speech, the present tense verb "am enjoying" changes to the past tense "was enjoying" because the reporting verb "said" is in the past tense.
   - The pronoun "I" in direct speech changes to "she" in reported speech to match the subject "my sister."
   - The possessive pronoun "my" remains "her" to indicate that the work belongs to "my sister."
   - Therefore, the sentence "My sister said, 'I am enjoying my work.'" correctly becomes "My sister said that she was enjoying her work."

2. **Explanation for why the other options are incorrect:**

- **Option 2: "I was enjoying my work"**
     - This option incorrectly retains the pronoun "I," which should change to "she" to reflect that the speaker is "my sister." The pronoun "I" would imply that the speaker is reporting their own speech, not someone else's.

- **Option 3: "she was enjoying my work"**
     - This option incorrectly changes the possessive pronoun "my" to "my" instead of "her." The work belongs to "my sister," so the correct possessive pronoun should be "her."

- **Option 4: "I have been enjoying my work"**
     - This option incorrectly retains the pronoun "I" and also changes the tense to "have been enjoying," which is not appropriate for reported speech when the reporting verb is in the past tense. The correct tense should be "was enjoying."

In summary, Option 1 is the correct transformation of the direct speech into reported speech, as it accurately reflects the necessary changes in pronouns and verb tense.