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.
My sister said, "They will contact you as soon as they finish the job."
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. My sister said that they would contact me as soon as they finish the job.
- For changing direct/indirect speech into indirect/direct speech certain grammatical rules are followed:-
- As there is no object after the reporting verb there will be no change in it.
- Inverted comma will be changed into "that".
- "will" will be changed into "would".
- There will be no change in the tense of the second part of the statement.
As the chosen option follows all the given rules it will be correct.