Concept:Reported speech changes the verb tense and pronoun to match the reporting verb in the past.Explanation:The direct speech is: "I will keep my word", promised Kende.The reporting verb is "promised", which is past tense.The phrase "I will keep my word" becomes "to keep her word" after the verb "promise".So the correct reported form is: Kende promised to keep her word.Answer:D. Kende promised to keep her word.