Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
“So help me heaven!”, the man cried, “I shall never lie again.”
Option 1: The man cries out to heaven to help him not to lie again ever.
Option 2: The man called upon heaven to witness his resolve that he would never lie again.
Option 3: The man requested heaven to help him and see that he lie again.
Option 4: The man called heaven and ordered to help him and see to it that she never lies again.
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Correct Answer: The man called upon heaven to witness his resolve that he would never lie again.
Solution : The second option is correct.
Narration Conversion:
- The verb called upon is used to convert the exclamatory sentence into reported speech.
- The verb witness is used to convey the intended meaning that the man wanted heaven to witness his resolve.
- The first-person pronoun I is changed to the third-person pronoun his in the reported speech.
- The verb shall is changed to the past form would in the reported speech.
Hence, the indirect statement would be: The man called upon heaven to witness his resolve that he would never lie again.
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