Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
Rohan said, "I will arrive late."
Option 1: Rohan says that he is late in his arrival.
Option 2: Rohan said that he would arrive late.
Option 3: Rohan said that I will arrive late.
Option 4: Rohan said that he is arriving late.
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Correct Answer: Rohan said that he would arrive late.
Solution : The correct choice is the second option .
Indirect speech focuses more on the content of what someone says than their exact words.
The steps of conversion are as follows:
- There would be no change in the reporting verb.
- The first-person pronoun "I" is changed to the third-person pronoun "he".
- The modal "will" is changed to its past form, "would".
- The connector "that" is used to introduce the reported clause.
Therefore, the correct answer is: "Rohan said that he would arrive late."
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