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Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch23

Convert to indirect speech: The child said to her mother, 'I am feeling very sleepy now.'

  1. The child told her mother that she was feeling very sleepy then.

  2. The child told her mother that I was feeling very sleepy now.

  3. The child said her mother that she was feeling very sleepy then.

  4. The child told her mother that she is feeling very sleepy then.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

'I' changes to 'she', 'am feeling' backshifts to 'was feeling', and 'now' converts to 'then'. 'Said' cannot take two objects, so 'told' is needed.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch23

Convert to indirect speech: Raj said, 'I may not attend the meeting tomorrow.'

  1. Raj said that he may not attend the meeting the next day.

  2. Raj said that he might not attend the meeting the next day.

  3. Raj said that he might not attend the meeting tomorrow.

  4. Raj told that he might not attend the meeting the next day.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

'May' backshifts to 'might', and 'tomorrow' converts to 'the next day'. Option (D) is incorrect because 'told' requires a direct object.