Multiple choice

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

The clerks said to their boss, “Let us see the match on T.V.” The clerks :

  1. asked their boss to let them see the match on T.V

  2. said their boss that they should be allowed to see the match on T.V

  3. requested their boss that they should be allowed to see the match on T.V

  4. suggest their boss that they would see the match on T.V
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C Correct answer
Explanation

When 'let us' is used to seek permission from an authority figure like a boss, it is often reported as a request. The phrase 'should be allowed to' correctly conveys the sense of seeking permission in indirect speech.

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