Question
Download Solution PDFSelect the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
"I will meet you at the park tomorrow," she said.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is '3' i.e. She said that she would meet me at the park the following day .
Key Points
- When converting direct speech to indirect speech, the tense of the verb changes depending on the reporting verb.
- In this sentence, the reporting verb is in the past tense (she said), so the future tense (will) in the direct speech changes to would in the indirect speech.
- The word tomorrow is replaced with the following day in indirect speech to indicate time more appropriately.
Correct sentence: She said that she would meet me at the park the following day.
Additional Information
- Direct Speech to Indirect Speech Rules:
- Will changes to would.
- Tomorrow changes to the following day.
- Pronouns are adjusted based on context (e.g., you changes to me in this case).
- Example:
- Direct: "I will call you tomorrow," he said.
- Indirect: He said that he would call me the following day.
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