Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.
The old man said to her, "Good luck to youl May you succeed in your venture!"
Option 1: The old man exclaimed good luck to you and wished that she may succeed in her venture.
Option 2: The old man wished you good luck and prayed that you might succeed in your venture.
Option 3: The old man wished her good luck and prayed that she might succeed in her venture.
Option 4: The old man told her good luck and prayed that may she succeed in her venture.
Correct Answer: The old man wished her good luck and prayed that she might succeed in her venture.
Solution : The correct choice is the third option .
The steps of conversion are as follows:
- The reporting verb "wished" is used to emphasise the optative nature of the sentence.
- The second-person pronoun "you" is changed to the third-person pronoun "you" and the second-person pronoun "your" is changed to the third-person pronoun "her".
- The simple present sentence is changed to the simple past tense
Therefore, the sentence in the reported speech is: " The old man wished her good luck and prayed that she might succeed in her venture."
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