Question:
Convert from direct speech to indirect speech :
Charu said to her friend, “I want you to be here at 6:00 p.m. tomorrow for the meeting“.
Convert from direct speech to indirect speech :
Charu said to her friend, “I want you to be here at 6:00 p.m. tomorrow for the meeting“.
Options:
- a) Charu told her friend that she wanted her to be there at 6:00 p.m. the next day for the meeting.
- b) Charu told her friend that she wanted her to be there at 6:00 p.m. tomorrow for the meeting.
- c) Charu requested her friend that she wanted her to be there at 6:00 p.m. tomorrow for the meeting.
- d) Charu told her friend that she will want her to be here at 6:00 p.m. the next day for the meeting.
- a) Charu told her friend that she wanted her to be there at 6:00 p.m. the next day for the meeting.
- b) Charu told her friend that she wanted her to be there at 6:00 p.m. tomorrow for the meeting.
- c) Charu requested her friend that she wanted her to be there at 6:00 p.m. tomorrow for the meeting.
- d) Charu told her friend that she will want her to be here at 6:00 p.m. the next day for the meeting.
correct answer : a)
Explanation:
Charu’s sentence is a request, not a command. In indirect speech, “I want you to…” changes to “she wanted her to…” and “tomorrow” becomes “the next day.” So, (a) is correct as it follows proper tense change and indirect structure.
Charu’s sentence is a request, not a command. In indirect speech, “I want you to…” changes to “she wanted her to…” and “tomorrow” becomes “the next day.” So, (a) is correct as it follows proper tense change and indirect structure.