Directions: Select the correct direct form of the given sentence. I told him…
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Directions: Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.
I told him that if he went around the park he would see some rare flowers.
- A.
I said to him, “If he went around the park he will see some rare flowers.”
- B.
I said to him, “If you went around the park you would see some rare flowers.”
- C.
I said to him, “If you go around the park you will see some rare flowers.”
- D.
I said to him, “If you go around the park you would saw some rare flowers.”
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Correct answer: C
Answer: I said to him, “If you go around the park you will see some rare flowers.”
Explanation:
Remove the reporting-word connector "that" and add a comma plus quotation marks for direct speech.
Change the third-person pronoun "he" to the second-person pronoun "you" because the speaker was addressing that person.
Undo the backshift in tense: "went" (past) becomes "go" (present) when returning to direct speech.
Change the reported modal "would" back to its original "will" to express the future in direct speech.
Why the other sentences are incorrect:
"I said to him, “If he went around the park he will see some rare flowers.”" — Incorrect because the pronoun remains "he" instead of changing to "you," and the tenses are inconsistent (past "went" with future "will").
"I said to him, “If you went around the park you would see some rare flowers.”" — Incorrect because it keeps the backshifted past/modal pair ("went" and "would") instead of restoring present/future ("go" and "will").
"I said to him, “If you go around the park you would saw some rare flowers.”" — Incorrect because "would" must be followed by the base verb "see," not "saw," and the modal should be "will" in direct speech.
Final correct sentence: I said to him, “If you go around the park you will see some rare flowers.”
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