Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech. John said, "I cannot come with you."
Option 1: John says that he cannot come with me.
Option 2: John said that he will not be coming with me.
Option 3: John said that he would not come with me.
Option 4: John said that he could not come with me.
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Correct Answer: John said that he could not come with me.
Solution : The fourth option is correct.
In the transformation from direct to indirect speech, several grammatical changes occur:
Grammatically, the indirect speech version is adjusted to maintain accuracy and coherence while reporting what someone else said.
Therefore, the correct indirect speech is: John said that he could not come with me.
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Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech. Rohan said, "I will arrive late."
Option 1: Rohan says that he is late in his arrival.
Option 2: Rohan said that he would arrive late.
Option 3: Rohan said that I will arrive late.
Option 4: Rohan said that he is arriving late.
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech. "I will help you," he will say to me.
Option 1: He says to me that he would help me.
Option 2: He will tell me that he will help me.
Option 3: He tells me that he helped me.
Option 4: He told me that he will help me.
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech. Pawan said, "I am preparing hot coffee for you."
Option 1: Pawan said that he was preparing hot coffee for me.
Option 2: Pawan had said that he was preparing hot coffee for me.
Option 3: Pawan has said that he was preparing hot coffee for me.
Option 4: Pawan says that he was preparing hot coffee for me.
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
He said, "These dresses are cheap."
Option 1: He said that those dresses was cheap.
Option 2: He said that these dresses are cheap.
Option 3: He said that these dresses were cheap.
Option 4: He said that those dresses were cheap.
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech. My friend Ganesh said, "I could solve the biggest problem very easily."
Option 1: My friend Ganesh said that he could solved the biggest problem very easily.
Option 2: My friend Ganesh said that he can solve the biggest problem very easily.
Option 3: My friend Ganesh said that he would solve the biggest problem very easily.
Option 4: My friend Ganesh said that he could solve the biggest problem very easily.
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