Multiple choice

Directions: Select the correct change of narration.

He said, ''I must go next week.''

  1. He said that he must go next week.

  2. He said that he must go the following week.

  3. He said that he would have to go the following week.

  4. He said that he was to go following week.
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C Correct answer
Explanation

If reporting verb is in the past, reported speech also becomes the past. Past of 'may' or 'must' is 'might' or 'would'. 'Next week' changes into 'following week'. Hence, option 3.

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