Question : Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
The captain announced, "The aircraft will take off soon."
Option 1: The captain announces the aircraft would take off soon.
Option 2: The captain announced that the aircraft will be taking off soon.
Option 3: The captain announced that the aircraft would take off soon.
Option 4: The captain announced that the aircraft will take off soon.
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Correct Answer: The captain announced that the aircraft would take off soon.
Solution : The third option is correct.
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Steps of conversion:
- Convert the sentence in direct speech into assertive.
- The tense of reported speech is changed only when the reporting verb is in the past tense.
- The reporting verb announced will remain the same.
- The connector that will follow the removal of comma and inverted commas .
- The modal verb "will" changes to "would".
Therefore, the correct answer is: " The captain announced that the aircraft would take off soon ."
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