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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