Multiple choice

Directions: Select the option that best expresses the sentence in indirect/direct speech.

The boys asked the principal if the college would remain closed the next day.

  1. The boys said to the principal, "Will the college remain closed tomorrow?"

  2. The boys told the principal, "Will the college remain closed tomorrow?"

  3. The boys said, "Will the college remain closed tomorrow?"

  4. The boys said, "Shall the college remain closed tomorrow?"
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Explanation

In case of transitive verb, reported verb (in direct narration) becomes 'said to'.

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