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