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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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