Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect voice.
He said, "The train will leave in ten minutes."
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
To change a direct speech sentence into indirect speech, several rules must be followed:
Reporting Verb: The reporting verb "said" remains the same as there is no object after it.
Conjunction: The inverted commas are replaced by the conjunction "that".
Tense Change: When the reporting verb is in the past tense ("said"), the tense of the reported speech usually changes. The simple future tense ("will leave") changes to the conditional tense ("would leave").
Option ‘A’ has all the above changes.