«El sospechoso declaró: «Aquí no vive nadie».
En estilo indirecto: «El sospechoso declaró que _____ no vivía nadie».

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: C. allí

Analysis: In reported speech in past tense, proximal spatial adverb 'aquí' transforms into distal spatial adverb 'allí'. Answer: allí. Why not the others: Keeping 'aquí' or 'acá' fails the distal deictic shift required in standard indirect speech.

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