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.


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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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