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 visit the museum tomorrow."
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
Direct Speech: They said, "We shall visit the museum tomorrow."
To convert this correctly into indirect speech, we follow these standard rules:
Pronoun Change: The first-person plural pronoun "We" changes to the third-person plural "they" to match the subject of the reporting verb.
Tense Change: The modal verb "shall" (indicating future intent) typically changes to "would" in indirect speech when following a past-tense reporting verb ("said").
Time Expression: The word "tomorrow" changes to "the next day" or "the following day" to reflect the shift in time perspective.
Correct Indirect Speech:
They said that they would visit the museum the next day.