Question : Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.
I prayed that his mother might recover soon.
Option 1: I said, "May your mother recover soon!"
Option 2: I said, "Might his mother soon recover."
Option 3: I said, "Oh God! Your mother may recover soon."
Option 4: I say, "Your mother may recover soon."
Correct Answer: I said, "May your mother recover soon!"
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Narration Conversion:
- The reporting verb prayed indicates a wish or hope in the past. Thus, it is changed to said in the direct speech.
- The modal verb might is changed to may .
- The second-person pronoun your is used in place of the third-person pronoun his .
- The words of the speaker are enclosed in the inverted commas.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: I said, "May your mother recover soon!"
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