Question : Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence.
Father said, “On the news tonight they mentioned a possibility of a power strike.”
Option 1: Father said that on the news that night, they had mentioned a possibility of a power strike.”
Option 2: Father wondered why on the news tonight they mentioned a possibility of a power strike.
Option 3: Father asked if on the news that night they had mentioned a possibility of a power strike.
Option 4: Father said that on the news tonight they mentioned a possibility of a power strike.
Correct Answer: Father said that on the news that night, they had mentioned a possibility of a power strike.”
Solution : The first option is the correct choice.
The steps of conversion are as follows:
- There would be no change in the reporting verb "said".
- The simple past tense "mentioned" is changed to the past perfect tense had mentioned.
- The conjunction "that" would be used to introduce the reported clause in the indirect speech.
- "Tonight is changed into "that night".
Hence, the correct answer is: " Father said that on the news that night, they had mentioned a possibility of a power strike ."
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