How would you correctly report the statement: "I can’t assist you, sorry. I have a lot of work to finish," said by my friend?

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Published: 23 May 2019
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My friend says I am unable to help you because I am busy with a lot of work.My friend says he cannot help me as he has a great deal of work to complete.My friend says he cannot help me since he have many tasks to do.My friend says I cannot help you I have many things to do.My friend says he is unable to assist you because he have a lot of work.

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Option B is correct because it properly changes the original direct speech into reported speech, adjusting pronouns and verb agreement correctly. The other options either keep incorrect pronouns or have grammatical errors.

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How would you correctly report the statement: "I can’t assist you, sorry. I have a lot of work to finish," said by my friend?

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