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.
They said, "We shall overcome this challenge together."
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. They said they would overcome that challenge together.
Changes required:
- Conjunction: The inverted commas (“ ”) are removed and conjunction “that” is used.
- Tense: Shall changes to would because the reporting verb (said) is in past tense.
- Pronoun: We changes to they according to the subject They.
- Others: This changes to that in indirect speech.
Converted sentence: They said that they would overcome that challenge together.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.