Question
Download Solution PDFSelect the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
She said to me, “The charlatan will be breaking into the safe.”
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is option 1) i.e. 'She told me that the charlatan would be breaking into the safe.'
Key Points
- The given sentence is in Direct Speech. As per the given directions, we have to change it into Indirect Speech.
- The process of transformation is as follows:
- The conjunction 'that' will be added and comma and inverted commas will be removed.
- In the Indirect speech 'said to' will be changed into 'told' because reporting verb has an object, 'me.'
- The indirect speech will begin like 'She told me that.'
- Now we have to change the reported speech.
- According to the rules of grammar, 'will be' is in future tense and it should be changed into past tense 'would be.'
- Finally, the indirect speech is 'She told me that the charlatan would be breaking into the safe.'
- So, the correct answer is option 1.
Correct Sentence: She told me that the charlatan would be breaking into the safe.
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