Question

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Tap the option that means the same as the sentence below.
My father said, 'My organisation will sponsor my trip to France next year.’

• A. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> My father said that his organisation would sponsor his trip to France that year.
  
• B. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> My father said that his organisation would sponsor his trip to France the year before.
  
• C. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> My father said that my organisation would sponsor my trip to France the following year.
  
• D. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> My father said that his organisation would sponsor his trip to France the following year.
  

Answer 1

The correct option is D <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> My father said that his organisation would sponsor his trip to France the following year.


<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> ‘My father said that his organisation would sponsor his trip to France the following year.’ is the correct answer as it means the same as the given sentence in direct speech. The adverb of time ‘next year’ in direct speech changes to ‘the following year’ in reported speech because the time of reporting is different from the time of speaking.