mother said,“may my son live long” change into indirect
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The given sentence is an example of an optative sentence which expresses hope, prayer or wish. Following rules are followed to change the direct speech of such sentences:
If the reported speech starts with 'may', then the reporting verb 'said' is replaced with word 'prayed'.
The sentence becomes an assertive sentence.
The exclamation mark is omitted.
The sentence would become - She prayed for a long life for him.
Thus, option C is the correct answer according to the rules
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The given sentence is in Direct Speech because it quotes actual words. Therefore, it must be changed into Indirect Speech. ... In indirect speech, the optative sentences become assertive sentences. Therefore, the sentence in Indirect Speech will be option A i.e. My mother prayed that I might live long.
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