Question

Select the correct option to complete the sentence in indirect speech.
The Principal said, "All students will get a gift on Children's Day."
The Principal announced that all students ________ a gift on Children's Day.

• A. Will be get
• B. Would get
• C. Should get
• D. Might get

Answer 1

The correct option is B Would get

When we convert direct speech into indirect speech, simple future tense (will) is always converted into simple past tense 'would'.

Option A - 'Will be get' is grammatically incorrect as we use 'be' with 'will' and the continuous form of the verb, when the sentence is in the future continuous tense. Thus option A is incorrect.

Option C - 'Should get' can't be used here, as 'should' is used for advice and compulsion. As the sentence doesn't explain advice and compulsion, we can't use 'should' here. Thus option C is incorrect.

Option D - 'Might get' can't be used here, as 'might' means 'may be'. As 'will' explains the surety, we can't use 'might' here. Thus option D is incorrect.

Option B - 'Would get' is correct as 'would' is the past tense of will. Thus option B is the correct answer.

'The Principal announced that all students would get a gift on Children's Day.'