Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
We said that we were leaving on Saturday. We said, "___________" [Intermediate]
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
We said that we were leaving on Saturday. We said, "___________" [Intermediate]
The correct option is C We are leaving on Saturday
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 C is correct as when we convert the given indirect speech to direct, the tense is changed from past continuous to present continuous (are leaving).
The other options are wrong as n you, leave, and were can't be used.
The correct answer is C)We are leaving on Saturday
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 C is correct as when we convert the given indirect speech to direct, the tense is changed from past continuous to present continuous (are leaving).
The other options are wrong as n you, leave, and were can't be used.
The correct answer is C)We are leaving on Saturday
