Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.

He said to me, 'I am grateful to you.' 

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  1. He told me he is grateful to me.
  2. He said that I am grateful to you.
  3. He says to me that he is grateful to me.
  4. He told me that he was grateful to me. 

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Option 4 : He told me that he was grateful to me. 
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The correct answer is Option 4.
 
Key Points
  • The primary issue in the sentence is the conversion of direct speech to reported speech.
  • When converting direct speech to reported speech, the present tense verb "am" changes to the past tense "was."
  • The pronouns also need to be adjusted accordingly; "I" becomes "he" and "you" becomes "me."
  • Thus, the correct reported speech form of the sentence is "He told me that he was grateful to me."
Therefore, the correct answer is Option 4.
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