Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence.
Anshul said to Vibha, “We will shift all the furniture to the new house.”
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Anshul told Vibha that they would shift all the furniture to the new house.
Basic rules for changing or converting direct speech into indirect speech:
Remove comma(,) and inverted commas(").
'Said to' will be changed into 'told'.
Put 'that' conjunction between the reporting and reported speeches.
'We' will be changed into 'they', and the first person of the reported speech will change according to the subject of the reporting speech.
'Will' will be changed into 'would'.
Therefore, as per the points mentioned above, "Anshul told Vibha that they would shift all the furniture to the new house'’ is the correct indirect form of the given sentence.