Multiple choice

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

The people said, “May our king live long.” The people :

  1. told that their king might live long

  2. prayed that their king might live long

  3. wished that their king might live long

  4. said that their king might live long
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Optative sentences expressing a wish are reported using the verb 'wished'. The modal 'may' changes to 'might' in the indirect form to match the past tense of the reporting verb.

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