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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
Bill said he didn't like to study. Bill said, "____________"
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
Bill said he didn't like to study. Bill said, "____________"
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Solution
The correct option is B I don't like to study
The given sentence is a statement.According
to the rules
of narration and reporting, if the reporting verb is in the past tense,
the tense of the reported verb is changed into its corresponding past
form. The reporting verb in the given sentence, 'said', is in the past
form. Therefore,in direct speech the reported verb 'didn't' must have been
in present tense 'don't'. The third person pronoun 'he' will change into
first person 'I' in direct speech.
Thus, in direct speech the sentence must be,
Bill said,"I don't like to study."
Thus option A is the correct answer.Options B,C,D are incorrect as they do not follow the rules of Narration and Reporting.
The given sentence is a statement.
According
to the rules
of narration and reporting, if the reporting verb is in the past tense,
the tense of the reported verb is changed into its corresponding past
form. The reporting verb in the given sentence, 'said', is in the past
form. Therefore,in direct speech the reported verb 'didn't' must have been
in present tense 'don't'. The third person pronoun 'he' will change into
first person 'I' in direct speech.
Thus, in direct speech the sentence must be,
Bill said,"I don't like to study."
Thus option A is the correct answer.
Options B,C,D are incorrect as they do not follow the rules of Narration and Reporting.
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