Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
The surgeon says, "You may have some pain for a few days." He says that _________ some pain for a few days

• A. I might have
• B. he may have
• C. he might
• D. I may have

Answer 1

The correct option is D I may have

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 'you' changes into 'I'.

Thus the complete sentence must be,

He says that I may have some pain for a few days.

Thus option D is the correct answer.

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