Q. Report the following in indirect speech :
1. She said to me, "You have made a great mistake in your statement."
2, He said to me, "I can easily beat you in the match."
3. The lady said, "l have not been able to finish my work this evening."
4. I  said to him. "I do not think you are working hard." He replied, "You are quite mistaken, I am working very hard.
5. I said, " I shall finish my work as quickly as I can."
6. The poet said ." Sweet are the use of adversity."

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Given below is the answer to your question.
  1. She told me that I had made a great mistake in my statement.
  2. He said that he could easily beat me in the match.
  3. The lady said that she had not been able to finish her work that evening.
  4. I told him that I didn't think he was working hard. He said that I was mistaken and added that he was working very hard.
  5. I said that I would finish my work as quickly as I could.
  6. The poet said that sweet are the uses of adversity.
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2 nd is incorrect
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It should be - He told me that he could beat me in the match.
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3 rd is also incorrect
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It should be - The lady said that she had not been able to finish her work by that evening.
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2nd and 3rd is Incorrect.
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