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Question : Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

The manager said, "The meeting has been scheduled for tomorrow."

Option 1: The manager said that the meeting had been scheduled for tomorrow.

Option 2: The manager said that the meeting has been scheduled for the next day.

Option 3: The manager said that the meeting had been scheduled for the next day.

Option 4: The manager said that the meeting was scheduled for the next day.


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Correct Answer: The manager said that the meeting had been scheduled for the next day.


Solution : The correct choice is the third option.

Narration Conversion:

  • That is used to introduce the reported clause.
  • The present perfect tense (has been scheduled) is changed to the past perfect tense (had been scheduled).
  • Inverted commas are removed.

Therefore, the indirect form would be: The manager said that the meeting had been scheduled for the next day.

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