Fill in the blank with a suitable option:
The doctor says, "The moisture in the air might affect your breathing."
He thinks that the moisture in the air _________________. [Intermediate]
Fill in the blank with a suitable option:
The doctor says, "The moisture in the air might affect your breathing."
He thinks that the moisture in the air _________________. [Intermediate]
The correct option is A Might affect my breathing
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 A is correct as the correct possessive pronoun (my) is used and might remains unchanged.
The other options are wrong as your, would, and ,may can't be used.
The correct answer is A)Might affect my breathing
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 A is correct as the correct possessive pronoun (my) is used and might remains unchanged.
The other options are wrong as your, would, and ,may can't be used.
The correct answer is A)Might affect my breathing
