Choose the option that is in the direct form of the sentence My friend wished…
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Choose the option that is in the direct form of the sentence
My friend wished that God might help me.
- A.
My friend said to me, "God should help you."
- B.
My friend said to me, "God might be help you."
- C.
My friend said to me, "May God help you."
- D.
My friend said to me, "May God helped you."
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Correct answer: C
Solution:
Direct form: My friend said to me, "May God help you."
Identify the sentence type: this is an optative sentence (expresses a wish/prayer).
Remove the conjunction 'that' and introduce quotation marks and a comma after the reporting clause.
Use the optative form: change 'might' in reported speech to 'may' in the direct wish.
Adjust pronouns according to the reporting verb: 'me' becomes 'you'.
The reporting verb 'wished' can be rendered as 'said to me' in direct speech for natural phrasing.
Final direct sentence: My friend said to me, "May God help you."