English Grammar - Narration

English Grammar
English Grammar - Narration

Choose the correct indirect speech.

He said, "I shall finish the work tomorrow."

Options:

  1. He said that he would finish the work the next day.
  2. He said he shall finish tomorrow.
  3. He said he will finish tomorrow.
  4. He said he would finish tomorrow.

Right Answer: He said that he would finish the work the next day.

The reporting verb "said" is in the past tense, so the modal verb "shall" changes to "would" in indirect speech. The time expression "tomorrow" also changes to "the next day" or "the following day." The pronoun "I" changes to "he" because it refers to the speaker. Therefore, the correct indirect speech is "He said that he would finish the work the next day." The other options either fail to change the tense, omit the required time change, or are grammatically incomplete.
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