English Narration Narration Change Assertive and Interrogative sentence Question #7334 (CAT-I)

Convert to indirect speech: The boy said, "I want to be a doctor."

A The boy said that he wants to be a doctor.

B The boy said that he wanted to be a doctor.

C The boy told that he wanted to be a doctor.

D The boy asked if he wanted to be a doctor.

Correct Answer & Explanation

Option B

• The reporting verb 'said' remains 'said' as there is no object. • The connector 'that' is used for assertive sentences. • The pronoun 'I' (first person) changes according to the subject 'The boy' to 'he'. • The tense 'want' (Simple Present) changes to 'wanted' (Simple Past) because the reporting verb is in the past tense.

Convert to indirect speech: The boy said, "I want to be a doctor."

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