Question : Select the correct indirect narration of the given sentence.
Sushant said to the elderly lady, “Madam, you can take my place and stand here in the queue.”
Option 1: Sushant gave up his place and said to the elderly lady that she can stand here.
Option 2: Sushant said to the elderly lady that he can give his place in the queue.
Option 3: Sushant gave up his place in the queue and said to the elderly lady that she can stand there.
Option 4: Sushant told the elderly lady that she could take his place and stand there in the queue.
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Correct Answer: Sushant told the elderly lady that she could take his place and stand there in the queue.
Solution : The fourth option is the correct choice.
The steps of construction are as follows:
- The reporting verb "said" is changed to "told" in the indirect speech.
- "Can" is changed to its past tense form, "could".
- The second-person pronoun "you" is changed to the third-person pronoun "she" and the first-person pronoun "my" is changed to the third-person pronoun "his".
- "Here" is changed to "there".
- The connector "that' is used to introduce the reported clause.
Therefore, the correct answer will be: "Sushant told the elderly lady that she could take his place and stand there in the queue."
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