Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
She said to herself, "Shall I have a happy married life?"
Option 1: She asked that if she should have a happy married life.
Option 2: She thought that she should have a happy married life.
Option 3: She wondered if she would have a happy married life.
Option 4: She wondered if she shall have a happy married life.
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Correct Answer: She wondered if she would have a happy married life.
Solution : The third option is the correct answer.
Indirect speech, also known as reported speech or indirect discourse, is a way of reporting what someone else has said without quoting their exact words.
Narration Conversion:
- The given sentence is an example of an interrogative sentence that starts with a helping verb.
- In yes-or-no questions, the connector if/whether are used to introduce the reported clause.
- Said to, will get replaced with wondered .
- Shall is converted to would when it means future, but when it means advice, suggestion, or an offer, then shall is converted to should .
Therefore, the correct answer is: She wondered if she would have a happy married life.
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