Multiple choice

Directions: Select the alternative that completes the sentence after change of narration.

He said to his friend, “Wait here till father comes.”

He requested his friend

  1. to wait here till father had come.

  2. that to wait there till his father came.

  3. to wait there till father came.

  4. to wait here until his friend came.
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Third option is correct. The tense of the sentence changes into 'past' tense because the reporting verb in direct voice (said) is in past tense. As the reporting speech is in imperative, the word 'said' changes to 'requested'.

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