Multiple choice

Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence in indirect narration.

The players said, “Let us start the game.” The players :

  1. said that to let them start the game

  2. told that to let them start the game

  3. asked to let them start the game

  4. proposed that they should start the game
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Sentences starting with 'Let us' usually express a suggestion or proposal. In indirect speech, the reporting verb becomes 'proposed' or 'suggested', followed by 'that they should' to maintain the original meaning.

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