Direction: In the following question, a sentence is given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
He said to us, "An accident took place near the bus-stop last night".
1
He told us that an accident took place near the bus-stop the previous night.
2
He said to us that an accident had taken place near the bus-stop the previous night.
3
He told us that an accident had taken place near the bus-stop the previous night.
4
He told us that an accident had taken place near the bus-stop last night.