A sentence is provided in direct speech. From the four given options, choose the one that most accurately conveys the sentence in its corresponding indirect speech.
She said, "I will help you with your homework."
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
Correct Answer
She said that she would help me with my homework.
Explanation
The reporting verb "said" is in the past tense, so the modal verb "will" shifts to its past form, "would". The pronoun "I" changes to "she" to match the speaker, and "you/your" shifts to "me/my" to match the listener's perspective.
Key Points
Direct Structure Reporting Verb (said) + "I will help you with your homework."
Indirect Structure Reporting Verb (said that) + she would help me with my homework.
Grammatical Role Direct to indirect speech transformation.