Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
Mike says his father is ill. Mike says, "____________"

• A. My father is ill
• B. His father is ill
• C. My father was ill
• D. Your father is ill

Answer 1

The correct option is A My father is ill

The given sentence is a statement.

According to the rules of narration and reporting, if the reporting verb is in the present or future tense, the reported verb is not changed. The reporting verb in the given sentence, 'says', is in the present form.Therefore, the reported verb should be in the present tense. The pronoun 'his' changes into 'my' in direct speech.

Thus the complete sentence must be,

Mike says,"My father is ill."

Thus option A is the correct answer.

Options B,C,D are incorrect as they do not follow the rules of Narration and Reporting.