Question : Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
Raghav said, "You should take a week to complete the job. In case you don't, just let me know how much time you will need."
Option 1: Raghav suggested that I should take a week to complete the job. He further said that in case I didn't, I should let him know how much time I would need.
Option 2: Raghav was saying that I should take a week to complete the job. He was also saying that in case I didn't, I should let him know how much time I would need.
Option 3: Raghav suggested that he would take a week to complete the job. He further said that in case he didn't, I should let him know how much time I would need.
Option 4: Raghav said that I should take a week to have completed the job. He further said that in case I couldn't, I should let him know how much time I needed.
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Correct Answer: Raghav suggested that I should take a week to complete the job. He further said that in case I didn't, I should let him know how much time I would need.
Solution : The correct choice is the first option .
Indirect speech, also known as reported speech or indirect discourse, is a way of reporting what someone else has said without quoting their exact words.
Narration Conversion:
- The reporting verb "said" is changed to "suggested" since the sentence talks about suggestions. The second part of the sentence is reported with "he further said".
- The second-person pronoun "you" is changed to the first-person pronoun "I".
- The connector "that" is used to introduce the reported clause.
- The modal verb "will" is changed to its past form, "would".
- In the second part, the simple present tense "don't" is changed to the simple past tense "didn't".
Therefore, the correct answer is: Raghav suggested that I should take a week to complete the job. He further said that in case I didn't, I should let him know how much time I would need.
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