Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech. Sapna…
2019
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
Sapna told his mother not to worry. He would go to town and look for work. Then they would be able to pay their debt.
- A.
“Don’t worry, mother. He will go to town and look for work. Then he will be able to pay their debt.”
- B.
“Mother, not to worry. He would go to town and look for work. Then they would be able to pay their debt.”
- C.
“Don’t worry, mother. I will go to town and look for work. Then we will be able to pay our debt.”
- D.
“Don’t worry, mother. I would go to town and look for work. Then we would be able to pay our debt.”
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Correct answer: C
Final direct speech: “Don’t worry, mother. I will go to town and look for work. Then we will be able to pay our debt.”
Explanation:
Identify the speaker and the addressee: Sapna is speaking to his mother, so in direct speech Sapna uses first-person pronouns ('I', 'we').
Convert the reported imperative 'not to worry' back to direct imperative: 'Don't worry, mother.'
Change third-person future 'He would go' into Sapna's first-person promise 'I will go'. In reported speech 'would' often corresponds to 'will' in direct speech.
Adjust the group references: 'they would be able to pay their debt' becomes 'we will be able to pay our debt' to match Sapna's perspective and correct possessive pronoun.
Put the converted words in quotation marks to show direct speech and check punctuation and capitalization.
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