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Question : Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence.

Bill said, “I have missed my train. I will be late for work.”

Option 1: Bill said that he missed his train and that he will be late for work.

Option 2: Bill said that I have missed my train and that I would be late for work.

Option 3: Bill said that he had missed his train and that he would be late for work.

Option 4: Bill said that he has missed his train and that he is late for work.


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Correct Answer: Bill said that he had missed his train and that he would be late for work.


Solution : The correct choice is the third option.

Explanation : When transforming direct speech into indirect speech, it is essential to shift the verb tenses back one step in time.

  • Here, "have missed" becomes "had missed," and "will" becomes "would."
  • The first-person pronoun "I" in the original statement is changed to the third-person pronoun "he" in the reported speech.
  • The connector "that" is used to introduce the reporting phrase.
  • This adjustment maintains grammatical accuracy and reflects the temporal and pronoun changes required in indirect speech.

So, the correct sentence would be: "Bill said that he had missed his train and that he would be late for work."

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