Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect voice.
The manager said, 'We will make a decision by Friday.'
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The original sentence is in direct speech: 'The manager said, 'We will make a decision by Friday.''
To convert to indirect speech, several changes are necessary:
The reporting verb 'said' is followed by the conjunction 'that'.
The pronoun 'We' changes to 'they' to reflect that the manager is talking about a group other than the speaker and listener of the indirect sentence.
The future auxiliary verb 'will' changes to the conditional 'would' as the tense is shifted to the past.
The rest of the sentence remains the same.