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Yesterday you met a friend of yours, Charlie. Here is something which Charlie told you. Later that day you tell another friend what Charlie said. Use reported speech.
Charlie: My father isn't very well.He said that _____________
Yesterday you met a friend of yours, Charlie. Here is something which Charlie told you.
He said that _____________Later that day you tell another friend what Charlie said. Use reported speech.
Charlie: My father isn't very well.
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The correct option is C He said that his father wasn't very well.
The two ways of relating what a person has said are 1)direct and 2)indirect (reported).
In the direct speech, the exact words of the original speaker are repeated.
In the indirect speech (reported speech), the exact meaning of what the speaker told is expressed but not necessarily in the speaker’s exact words.
Option C is correct as the given sentence is in the simple present tense and the appropriate introductory verb 'said ' is used.
Options A,B, and D are wrong as 'my', 'isn't' and 'my father' cannot be used respectively.
The correct answer is C)He said that his father wasn't very well.
The two ways of relating what a person has said are 1)direct and 2)indirect (reported).
In the direct speech, the exact words of the original speaker are repeated.
In the indirect speech (reported speech), the exact meaning of what the speaker told is expressed but not necessarily in the speaker’s exact words.
Option C is correct as the given sentence is in the simple present tense and the appropriate introductory verb 'said ' is used.
Options A,B, and D are wrong as 'my', 'isn't' and 'my father' cannot be used respectively.
The correct answer is C)He said that his father wasn't very well.
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