Question

4. He said, "I shall go as soon as possible”.
o(a) He said that he would go as soon as it was possible.
(b) He said that he will go as soon as possible.
(c ) He said he would go as soon as it was possible.
(d) He said that he will go as soon as it was possible
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Answer 1

Answer:

C

Explanation:

indirect speech simple present/future to simple past.

Answer 2

He said that he would go as soon as it was possible.

• The speech reports the exact words said by the speaker
• Whenever a sentence has to be transformed, it should be ensured that it does not form another question.
• It is employed when the focus is totally on the entity or individual who is impacted by the activity.
• It is also known as reported speech.
• In this type of conversion generally, the term say/said or told/tell are used
• For example:

Direct speech: “Rohit says, Mohit is ill ”

Indirect speech: Rohit says that Mohan is ill.

• In the given sentence, the person is saying he shall leave as early as possible.
• Thus, the correct sentence is - He said that he would go as soon as it was possible.

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