Convert the following sentence to indirect speech: 'They said, We will go to the

Practice Questions

Q1
Convert the following sentence to indirect speech: 'They said, We will go to the party.'
  1. They said that they would go to the party.
  2. They said that they will go to the party.
  3. They said that they are going to the party.
  4. They said that they went to the party.

Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions

Convert the following sentence to indirect speech: 'They said, We will go to the party.'
  • Step 1: Identify the reporting verb in the sentence. In this case, it is 'said'.
  • Step 2: Change the direct speech to indirect speech. The sentence 'We will go to the party' needs to be changed.
  • Step 3: Change 'will' to 'would' because we are converting to indirect speech.
  • Step 4: Combine the reporting verb with the changed sentence. The final sentence will be: 'They said that they would go to the party.'
  • Indirect Speech – Indirect speech is used to report what someone else has said without quoting their exact words. It often involves changes in verb tense, pronouns, and time expressions.
  • Tense Changes – In indirect speech, present tense verbs typically change to past tense, and future tense verbs change to their conditional forms (e.g., 'will' to 'would').
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