Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.
“I will teach you,” said the old man to his grandson.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. The old man told his grandson that he would teach him.
The original sentence is in simple future tense: will teach.
In reported speech, 'will' changes to 'would' when the reporting verb (said) is in the past tense.
Option 2 correctly applies this tense change and also replaces 'you' with 'him' to match the perspective of the grandson.
Option 1 is incorrect because it changes the tense to past simple ('taught'), altering the meaning.
Option 3 changes the sentence into an imperative, which is not the intended meaning.
Option 4 keeps 'will teach' instead of changing it to 'would teach,' which is incorrect after backshifting.