Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.
He said to me: I'll come as soon as I can."
He told me that ___________________.
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.
He said to me: I'll come as soon as I can."
He told me that ___________________.
The correct option is E he would come as soon as he could
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 D is correct as when we convert the given direct speech to indirect speech , will is changed to would, can to could and I to he.
The other options are wrong as came, I, comes, and I would can't be used.
The correct answer is D)he would come as soon as he could
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 D is correct as when we convert the given direct speech to indirect speech , will is changed to would, can to could and I to he.
The other options are wrong as came, I, comes, and I would can't be used.
The correct answer is D)he would come as soon as he could
