Q1. [1]
Report the dialogue between two friends, Nidhi and Neha, by completing the sentence: Nidhi – Have you mastered the art of cooking Chinese food? Neha – Yes, indeed! I have been cooking Chinese food for a month. Nidhi asked Neha if she had mastered the art of cooking Chinese food. Neha answered in the affirmative and explained that ______.
Previously asked in CBSE board exam
2024 2/2/1 Q3 (ix)
Generated by claude-sonnet-4-6 · 2026-06-15 07:16 · grounding rag
Model Answer
she had been cooking Chinese food for a month.
Explanation
In reported speech, direct statement "I have been cooking" changes to "she had been cooking" (present perfect continuous → past perfect continuous). The pronoun "I" changes to "she." No other changes are needed here.
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