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Identify the error in the sentence: 'He told me that he will go to the store.'

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Question: Identify the error in the sentence: \'He told me that he will go to the store.\'

Options:

  1. No error.
  2. Change \'will\' to \'would\'.
  3. Change \'told\' to \'tell\'.
  4. Change \'go\' to \'went\'.

Correct Answer: Change \'will\' to \'would\'.

Solution:

In indirect speech, \'will\' should change to \'would\'.

Identify the error in the sentence: 'He told me that he will go to the store.'

Practice Questions

Q1
Identify the error in the sentence: 'He told me that he will go to the store.'
  1. No error.
  2. Change 'will' to 'would'.
  3. Change 'told' to 'tell'.
  4. Change 'go' to 'went'.

Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions

Identify the error in the sentence: 'He told me that he will go to the store.'
  • Step 1: Read the sentence carefully: 'He told me that he will go to the store.'
  • Step 2: Identify the part of the sentence that is in indirect speech: 'He told me that...'
  • Step 3: Understand that in indirect speech, we often change the tense of verbs.
  • Step 4: Notice that 'will' is a future tense verb.
  • Step 5: Know that when changing from direct to indirect speech, 'will' should change to 'would'.
  • Step 6: Rewrite the sentence with the correct verb: 'He told me that he would go to the store.'
  • Step 7: Confirm that the sentence now follows the rules of indirect speech.
  • Indirect Speech – Indirect speech involves reporting what someone else has said without quoting their exact words, often requiring changes in verb tense.
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