Choose the correct option to complete the sentence in indirect speech:
The guide said to the tourist, "The Taj looks awesome in moonlight."
The guide told the tourist that the Taj ___ awesome in moon light.
Choose the correct option to complete the sentence in indirect speech:
The guide said to the tourist, "The Taj looks awesome in moonlight."
The guide told the tourist that the Taj ___ awesome in moon light.
The correct option is C Looked
The two ways of relating what a person has said are 1)direct and 2)indirect (reported speech).In direct speech, the original speaker's exact words are repeated. In indirect/reported speech, the exact meaning is expressed but not necessarily using the original speaker's exact words. Pronouns and possessive adjectives usually change from first or second person to the third person except when the speaker is reporting his own words. Sometimes a noun can be inserted to avoid doubt.
When we turn direct questions and exclamations into indirect speech, they are converted to affirmative statement .( ? and ! is not used).
Option B is correct as the present tense is changed to past tense( looked).
The other options are wrong as looks, is looking and was looking can't be used.
The correct answer is b) Looked
The two ways of relating what a person has said are 1)direct and 2)indirect (reported speech).In direct speech, the original speaker's exact words are repeated. In indirect/reported speech, the exact meaning is expressed but not necessarily using the original speaker's exact words. Pronouns and possessive adjectives usually change from first or second person to the third person except when the speaker is reporting his own words. Sometimes a noun can be inserted to avoid doubt.
When we turn direct questions and exclamations into indirect speech, they are converted to affirmative statement .( ? and ! is not used).
Option B is correct as the present tense is changed to past tense( looked).
The other options are wrong as looks, is looking and was looking can't be used.
The correct answer is b) Looked
