Multiple choice

Directions: Change the narration.

''It's alright, my son; it will soon be over'', said the mother.

  1. The mother said to her son that it was alright and it will soon be over.

  2. The mother told her son that it was alright and it will soon be over.

  3. The mother told her son that it is alright and it would soon be over.

  4. The mother assured her son saying that it was alright and it would soon be over.

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D Correct answer
Explanation

It is a sort of assurance and none of the other options, except option (4), best explains the meaning.