Choose the correct indirect narration of the following statement from the given alternatives:
He said to me, "I will send you a picture postcard when I visit the Sun Temple."
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
Correct Answer: He told me that he would send me a picture postcard when he visited the Sun Temple.
Explanation
• Reporting Verb: 'Said to me' changes to 'told me' followed by the conjunction 'that'.
• Pronoun Changes: The subject pronoun 'I' changes to 'he' (referring to the speaker), and 'you' changes to 'me' (referring to the listener).
• Tense Changes: When the reporting verb is in the past tense ('said'), the verbs inside direct speech shift to their corresponding past forms:
• 'will send' changes to 'would send'.
• The simple present in the time clause 'visit' changes to the simple past 'visited'.