Question:
A sentence is provided in direct speech. From the four given options, choose the one that most accurately conveys the sentence in its corresponding indirect speech. They said, “We need more time.”
A sentence is provided in direct speech. From the four given options, choose the one that most accurately conveys the sentence in its corresponding indirect speech. They said, “We need more time.”
Options:
- a) They said they needed more time.
- b) They said they need more time.
- c) They said they had need more time.
- d) They said that we needed more time.
- a) They said they needed more time.
- b) They said they need more time.
- c) They said they had need more time.
- d) They said that we needed more time.
correct answer : a)
Explanation:
When converting to indirect speech, the present tense ‘need’ changes to past tense ‘needed’, and the pronoun ‘we’ changes to ‘they’. Thus, ‘They said they needed more time’ is correct.
When converting to indirect speech, the present tense ‘need’ changes to past tense ‘needed’, and the pronoun ‘we’ changes to ‘they’. Thus, ‘They said they needed more time’ is correct.