In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
The guide said to the tourists, "This will be the best day of your life."
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2, i.e. The guide told the tourists that that would be the best day of their lives.
- According to the rules of narration it is important to use the corresponding past tense of the action that has been denoted in it's present form in the direct form of speech. This sentence uses that corresponding past form (told) and uses the third person perspective as well. Hence it becomes the correct answer.