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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."


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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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