Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.
Mother : "We are going to have supper".
Mother says _____________________.
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.
Mother : "We are going to have supper".
Mother says _____________________.
The correct option is A they are going to have supper
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 when we convert the given direct speech to indirect speech where the introductory verb is in the present tense (says),the tense is not changed and we is changed to they.
The other options are wrong as were, would, won't, and haven't can't be used.
The correct answer is A) they are going to have supper
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 when we convert the given direct speech to indirect speech where the introductory verb is in the present tense (says),the tense is not changed and we is changed to they.
The other options are wrong as were, would, won't, and haven't can't be used.
The correct answer is A) they are going to have supper
