Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence.
Anurag said, “The coming elections in Bihar will be the main topic of discussion for the next fortnight.”
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Anurag predicted that the coming elections in Bihar would be the main topic of discussion for the following fortnight.
- The reporting speech of the given direct voice is in Simple future tense, so, will be will change to would be.
- "Said" of the reporting verb will be changed to "predicted" as the given sentence is in the future tense.
- Comma and inverted comma will be changed to that.
- Next in direct speech is changed to following in the indirect speech.
The most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence-
Anurag predicted that the coming elections in Bihar would be the main topic of discussion for the following fortnight