Multiple choice

Directions: Select the correct change of narration.

He said, ''May you live long!"

  1. He said that I might live long.

  2. He told that I might live long.

  3. He wished that I might live long.

  4. He wished that I may live long.
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Case of optative sentence (wish or pray). If the reported verb is in the past tense, 'may' in reported speech changes to 'might' in indirect narration. 

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