Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
I said to you, “He cannot be trusted completely.”
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
I said to you, “He cannot be trusted completely.”
You told me that he could not be trusted completely.
You told me that he could not be trusted completely.
I said you that he cannot be trusted completely.
I said you that he cannot be trusted completely.
I told you that he could not be trusted completely.
I told you that he could not be trusted completely.
You told me that he cannot be trusted completely.
You told me that he cannot be trusted completely.
Correct Answer:
I told you that he could not be trusted completely.
I told you that he could not be trusted completely.
option C is right according to the rules here,
said to is changed into told and commas into that,
modal is changed accroding to below table,
Direct Speech |
Indirect Speech |
Can |
Could |
May |
Might |
Must |
Had to/ Would have to |
Should |
Should |
Might |
Might |
Could |
Could |
Would |
Would |
Ought to |
Ought to |