The artist said, "I was painting a picture here at the

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

The artist said, "I was painting a picture here at the bank of this river."

[SSC CGL Tier-2 19-February-2018 English]

A The artist said that he had been painting a picture here at the bank of that river.

B The artist said that he had been painting a picture there at the bank of this river.

C The artist said that he had been painting a picture there at the bank of that river

D The artist said that he had been painting a picture here at the bank of this river.