Choose the most appropriate option to change the narration (direct / indirect) of the given sentence.
My grandfather wished that God should give me success in my new venture. He further said that his prayers would always be with me.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. My grandfather said to me, “May God give you success in your new venture! My prayers will always be with you.”
- As the given statement is in indirect speech we need to convert it into direct speech.
- Here, ‘me(reported speech)’ should be changed to ‘you’ and ‘his prayers’ should be changed to ‘my prayers (as the grandfather was wishing)’ and 'will' should be changed to 'would'.
- "that" should be changed into "inverted comma".
- "wished" should be changed into, "said to".
- As the given sentence is a optative sentence. The sentence in which we express hope, the prayer of any wish, is called optative sentences. These sentences use the mark of exclamation at the end of the sentence.
- Understand the sentence whether it shows prayer, hope or wish.
- Omit the word ‘May’ or ‘Would that from the start of reported speech and replace said with ‘prayed’ and ‘wished’, respectively.
- Replace mark of Exclamation with a full stop.
As the chosen option follow the given rule it will be correct.