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Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.

The Chief Minister said, "All exams shall be cancelled this year."

Option 1: The Chief Minister said that all exams should have been cancelled that year.

Option 2: The Chief Minister said that all exams would be cancelled that year.

Option 3: The Chief Minister says that all exams shall be cancelled this year.

Option 4: The Chief Minister said that all exams should be cancelled this year.


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Correct Answer: The Chief Minister said that all exams would be cancelled that year.


Solution : The correct choice is the second option .

The steps of conversion are as follows:

  • The reporting verb "said" would not change because the reporting verb does not have an object.
  • The connector "that" is used to introduce the reported clause.
  • "Shall be cancelled" is changed to "would be cancelled".
  • The demonstrative pronoun "this" is changed to "that".

Therefore, the sentence in the reported speech is: " The Chief Minister said that all exams would be cancelled that year."

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