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Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
The child says, "I do not want to go to school."

Option 1: The child say that I do not want to go to school.

Option 2: The child says that I do not want to go to school.

Option 3: The child says that he do not want to go to school.

Option 4: The child says that he does not want to go to school.


Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024
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Correct Answer: The child says that he does not want to go to school.


Solution : The correct choice is the fourth 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.
  • There would be no change in the tense of the reported clause because the reporting verb is in the simple present tense.
  • The first-person pronoun "I" is changed to the third-person pronoun "he".
  • The connector "that" is used to introduce the reported clause.

Therefore, the correct answer is: "The child says that he does not want to go to school."

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