Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.
The saint prayed that God might pour all his blessings on the newly married couple.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. The saint said to the newly married couple, “May God pour all his blessings on you.”
- This option is correct because firstly the tense used is accurate, which is in the future tense, 'may God pour'.
- The given question also indicates the future tense by using 'God might pour'.
- Secondly, it is important to understand what kind of sense is being made by the given statement.
- Since the saint is telling the couple that God may shower upon them his blessings, it is necessary to keep the same meaning in its direct form of speech as well.
- The rest of the options fail to portray this similar sense due to incorrect placement of words and wrong portrayal of tense.