Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence.
Addressing a public meeting, Rajnath Singh said, “Whatever talks take place they will be on the issue of Pakistan occupied Kashmir.”
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Addressing a public meeting, Rajnath Singh announced that whatever talks took place, they would be on the issue of Pakistan occupied Kashmir.
- Firstly, according to the rules of narration if the direct speech implies an action in present tense the indirect form will use it's corresponding past tense to denote a similar sense/meaning.
- Such is applied in this option as words such as 'take' has been changed to 'took' and 'will be' to 'would be'. The sentence is also an announcement to the public, which is why it is important to use the word 'announce' so as to keep that sense intact in its indirect form.
- All these features make this option the correct answer.