Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.
She said, “I wish I could fly like a butterfly!”
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. She wished that she could fly like a butterfly.
The given sentence is in direct speech, to convert this sentence into indirect speech we need to follow the following points:
- Inverted commas will get omitted and 'that' will be used. Also, the exclamation mark is removed.
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The given sentence is in the subjunctive mood. The subjunctive mood allows for expressing demand, a suggestion, a wish, or even discussing a hypothetical situation. The subjunctive stays unchanged in the subordinate clause.
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Next, the first-person pronoun "I" becomes the third-person pronoun "she".
After following these steps, we got the indirect speech as: She wished that she could fly like a butterfly.
Hence, the correct answer is Option 3 i.e. She wished that she could fly like a butterfly.