Rahul said to Veena, “Please return my books early.”
In Reported Speech the above sentence will be
Rahul requested Veena to

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Accepted Answer

In the given sentence, "Rahul said to Veena, 'Please return my books early,'" we are tasked with converting this direct speech into reported speech. The correct transformation involves several key changes:

1. **Pronoun Change**: In reported speech, pronouns often change to reflect the perspective of the speaker. In the original sentence, "my" refers to Rahul's books. When converting to reported speech, "my" changes to "his" because the reporting verb is in the third person, and we are reporting what Rahul said.

2. **Verb Change**: The verb "said" in direct speech changes to "requested" in reported speech because the sentence is a polite request. The word "please" indicates that it is a request, so "requested" is the appropriate reporting verb.

3. **Tense Consistency**: The tense of the verb "return" remains in the base form because it follows the verb "requested," which is in the past tense. In reported speech, requests typically use the infinitive form of the verb.

Now, let's analyze why Option 3 is correct and why the other options are incorrect:

- **Option 3: "return his books early"** is correct because:
  - "his" correctly replaces "my" to reflect Rahul's perspective in reported speech.
  - The sentence structure accurately reflects a request made by Rahul to Veena.

- **Option 1: "return her books early"** is incorrect because:
  - "her" would imply that the books belong to Veena, which is not the case. The original sentence indicates that the books belong to Rahul.

- **Option 2: "return my books early"** is incorrect because:
  - "my" would imply that the speaker of the reported speech is Rahul himself, which is not the case. In reported speech, the pronoun should change to reflect the third person.

- **Option 4: "return their books early"** is incorrect because:
  - "their" suggests that the books belong to multiple people, which is not indicated in the original sentence. The books belong solely to Rahul.

In conclusion, Option 3 is the correct choice because it accurately reflects the transformation of the direct speech into reported speech, maintaining the correct pronoun and verb usage.