Question

II. CHANGE THE FOLLOWING FROM DIRECT IN INDIRECT SPEECH:


Anita: Do you have a pen?

Saloni: I have a blue pen.

Anita: That’s ok. Will you please give it to me for a minute? I will fill in a form.

Saloni: Please keep the pen with you. I will come and collect it in 20 minutes.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

INDIRECT SPEECH:

Anita: Do you have a pen?

Saloni: I have a blue pen.

Answer 2

Answer:

As the given sentence in the direct speech is in the simple present tense, we will change it to simple past tense in the indirect speech.

'Could' is the past tense of 'can'.

Option A - 'Anita said that she can't possibly finish her work by five o'clock' is incorrect, as the sentence is still in the simple present tense. Thus option A is incorrect.

Option B - 'Anita said that she won't possibly finish her work by five o'clock' is incorrect as 'won't' is used in the simple future tense. Thus option B is incorrect.

Option D - 'Anita said that she hadn't been able to finish her work by five o'clock' is incorrect as we do not have to use past perfect tense here. Thus option D is incorrect.

Option C - 'Anita said that she couldn't possibly finish her work by five o'clock' can be used her as 'could' is used instead of 'can' in the simple past tense. Thus option C is the correct answer.

'Anita said that she couldn't finish her work by five o'clock.'

Explanation:

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