English Narration Narration Change Assertive and Interrogative sentence Question #7323 (CAT-I)

Choose the correct indirect speech: He said, "I will meet you tomorrow."

A He said that he would meet me the next day.
B He told that he will meet me tomorrow.
C He said that he would meet you the next day.
D He said that he will meet me the next day.
Correct Answer & Explanation
Option A
• The reporting verb 'said' remains 'said' as there is no object. (Assuming 'you' refers to 'me' for pronoun change). • The conjunction 'that' is used. • The modal verb 'will' changes to 'would' in indirect speech when the reporting verb is in the past tense. • The pronoun 'I' changes to 'he' (subject of reporting verb). • The time adverb 'tomorrow' changes to 'the next day' or 'the following day'. So, options B, C, and D are incorrect for various reasons (incorrect tense, pronoun, or time adverb).