Select the most appropriate option to change the sentences from Direct...
C) He said that we should have dinner there.
Explanation: In reported speech, we usually change the tense of the reported verb to one appropriate to the new context. In this case, the present tense "let us have dinner here" is changed to "we should have dinner there" in reported speech. Option (a) is not appropriate because "proposed" suggests a formal suggestion, which is not implied in the original sentence. Option (b) is not appropriate because "asked" suggests a question, which is not implied in the original sentence. Option (d) is not appropriate because it changes the tense of the reported verb to past tense, which is not appropriate in this context.
View all questions of this testSelect the most appropriate option to change the sentences from Direct...
A) He proposed that we had dinner there.
Explanation: The correct option is (a) because the original sentence is a suggestion, and in the reported speech, it is appropriately conveyed as a proposal. The word "here" changes to "there" in reported speech, and the verb tense changes from "let us have" to "we had" to maintain the meaning.
Select the most appropriate option to change the sentences from Direct...
"He will arrive tomorrow."
a) He said that he will arrive tomorrow.
b) He said that he would arrive tomorrow.
c) He said that he is going to arrive tomorrow.
d) He said that he is arriving tomorrow.
The most appropriate option to change the sentence from Direct Speech to Reported Speech is:
b) He said that he would arrive tomorrow.