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Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.
The captain announced, "The flight will be delayed due to bad weather."

Option 1: The captain announced that the flight will be delayed due to bad weather.

Option 2: The captain announced that the fight was delayed due to bad weather.

Option 3: The captain announced that the flight would be delayed due to bad weather.

Option 4: The captain announced that the flight would be delay due to bad weather.


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Correct Answer: The captain announced that the flight would be delayed due to bad weather.


Solution : The correct choice is the third option.

The steps of conversion are as follows:

  • The reporting verb "announced" remains the same because the sentence is in the assertive form.
  • "Will" in the direct speech becomes "would" in the reported speech.
  • The connector "that" is used to join the reported clause and the reporting clause.
  • Additionally, the rest of the sentence remains unchanged.

Therefore, the correct answer will be: "The captain announced that the flight would be delayed due to bad weather."

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