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Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.
Ranjan said to his boss, "Will you promote me by the end of this year?"

Option 1: Rajan asked his boss if he would promote him by the end of this year.

Option 2: Rajan asked to his boss if he will promote him by the end of that year.

Option 3: Rajan asked his boss that if he will promote him by the end of this year.

Option 4: Rajan asked his boss if he would promote him by the end of that year.


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Correct Answer: Rajan asked his boss if he would promote him by the end of that year.


Solution : The correct choice is the fourth 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.

The steps of conversion are as follows:

  • The reporting verb "said" is changed to "asked" because the statement is a question.
  • The conditional "if" is used to introduce the reported clause.
  • The modal verb "will" is changed to its past form, "would".
  • "This" is changed to "that".
  • The second-person pronoun "you" is changed to the third-person pronoun "he". And the first-person pronoun "me" is changed to the third-person pronoun "him".

Therefore, the correct answer will be: Rajan asked his boss if he would promote him by the end of that year.

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