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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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