Question : Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
The tailor said to him, “Your shirt will be ready by tomorrow.”
Option 1: The tailor told him that his shirt would be ready by the next day.
Option 2: The tailor told to him that your shirt will be ready by the next day.
Option 3: The tailor told him that your shirt would be ready by tomorrow.
Option 4: The tailor told him that his shirt will be ready by tomorrow.
Correct Answer: The tailor told him that his shirt would be ready by the next day.
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
The steps of conversion are as follows:
- The reporting verb "said" is changed to "told".
- The connector "that" is used to introduce the reported clause.
- The second-person pronoun "your" is changed to the third-person pronoun "his".
- The modal "will" is changed to its past form, "would".
So, the correct sentence would be: "The tailor told him that his shirt would be ready by the next day."
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