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What is the indirect speech of: 'The teacher said, You must complete your homewo

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What is the indirect speech of: 'The teacher said, You must complete your homework.'? (2022)
  1. The teacher said that we must complete our homework.
  2. The teacher said that we had to complete our homework.
  3. The teacher said that we should complete our homework.
  4. The teacher said that we could complete our homework.

Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions

What is the indirect speech of: 'The teacher said, You must complete your homework.'? (2022)
  • Step 1: Identify the reporting verb. In this case, it is 'said'.
  • Step 2: Change the direct speech into indirect speech. The sentence is 'You must complete your homework.'
  • Step 3: Change the pronoun 'You' to 'They' because the teacher is talking about the students.
  • Step 4: Change 'must' to 'had to' to reflect the past obligation.
  • Step 5: Combine everything into one sentence: 'The teacher said that they had to complete their homework.'
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