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Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
He said, ‘Let us wait for the award.’

Option 1: He proposed that they should wait for the award.

Option 2: He said that he should wait for the award.

Option 3: He proposed that he should wait for the award.

Option 4: He said that they should waited for the award.


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Correct Answer: He proposed that they should wait for the award.


Solution : The correct choice is the first option .

The transformation to indirect speech is as follows:

  • The reporting verb "said" changes to "proposed that" to introduce the reported speech.
  • The pronoun "us" changes to "they" to reflect the change in perspective.
  • The verb "let" changes to "should" in the indirect speech.
  • The quotation marks indicating direct speech are removed.

So, the indirect speech form is: "He proposed that they should wait for the award."

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