He said to me ,"I expect you to attend the function ," change the narration -
He said to me ,"I expect you to attend the function ," change the narration -
Explanation
Change said into told.
Remove inverted commas
Change the tense
Convert the pronoun
Correct answer: He told me that he expected me to attend the function
When the reporting verb is in the past (said) and the direct speech is in the present indefinite tense (simple present tense), then the indirect (reported) speech will change into the past indefinite tense.
Present Indefinite Tense > Past Indefinite Tense