Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.
The old man said to her, "Good luck to youl May you succeed in your venture!"
Option 1: The old man exclaimed good luck to you and wished that she may succeed in her venture.
Option 2: The old man wished you good luck and prayed that you might succeed in your venture.
Option 3: The old man wished her good luck and prayed that she might succeed in her venture.
Option 4: The old man told her good luck and prayed that may she succeed in her venture.
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Correct Answer: The old man wished her good luck and prayed that she might succeed in her venture.
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
The steps of conversion are as follows:
Therefore, the sentence in the reported speech is: "The old man wished her good luck and prayed that she might succeed in her venture."
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Question : Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.
Father asked her if there was anything else she wished for.
Option 1: Father said to her, "Is there anything else she had wished for?"
Option 2: Father said to her, "There was anything else you wished for?"
Option 3: Father said to her, "Is there anything else you wish for?"
Option 4: Father said to her, "Was there anything else she wished for?"
I prayed that his mother might recover soon.
Option 1: I said, "May your mother recover soon!"
Option 2: I said, "Might his mother soon recover."
Option 3: I said, "Oh God! Your mother may recover soon."
Option 4: I say, "Your mother may recover soon."
She said, “I wish I could fly like a butterfly!”
Option 1: She exclaimed that could she fly like a butterfly.
Option 2: She wished that she could fly like a butterfly.
Option 3: She exclaimed that she would fly like a butterfly.
Option 4: She wished that I could fly like a butterfly.
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech. She said to her mother, “May I have another slice of cake?”
Option 1: She asked her mother that may I have another slice of cake.
Option 2: She asked her mother that may she have another slice of cake.
Option 3: She asked her mother if she might have another slice of cake.
Option 4: She asked her mother if she may have another slice of cake
Question : Select the correct direct form of the given sentence. She told her brother that she was going to meet her friend.
Option 1: She said to her brother, "I was going to meet my friend."
Option 2: She said to her brother, "She will go to meet her friend."
Option 3: She said to her brother, "I am gone to meet her friend."
Option 4: She said to her brother, "I am going to meet my friend."
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