Question : Select the correct direct narration of the given sentence.
I told my parents that I would miss them when I was away. I also requested them to take good care of themselves in my absence.
Option 1: I said to my parents, "I'll miss you when I'm away. Please take good care of yourselves in my absence.
Option 2: I said to my parents, "I had missed you when I'm away, You have to take good care of yourselves in my absence."
Option 3: I said to my parents, "You will be missed when you are away. You should take good care of yourselves in my absence."
Option 4: I said to my parents, "I'll have missed you when you are away. Please take good care of yourselves in my absence."
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Correct Answer: I said to my parents, "I'll miss you when I'm away. Please take good care of yourselves in my absence.
Solution : The correct answer is the first option.
Direct speech is a form of speech or writing where the actual words spoken by a person are quoted within quotation marks and attributed to the speaker.
Narration conversion for the first sentence:
- "Told" is changed to "said".
- The connector "that" is used to introduce the reported clause.
- The modal verb "would" is changed to "will".
- The third-person pronoun "them" is changed to the second-person pronoun "you".
Narration conversion for the second sentence:
- The infinitive form (to take) is changed to the base form (take) as it is the case of the imperative sentence starting with "please".
- The exact words of the speaker are enclosed in inverted commas.
Therefore, the correct answer is: I said to my parents, "I'll miss you when I'm away. Please take good care of yourselves in my absence."
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