Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence.
“Oh, how could I ever thank you, Sir!” said the convict to the Bishop.
Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence.
“Oh, how could I ever thank you, Sir!” said the convict to the Bishop.
The convict told the Bishop that it was difficult for him to thank him.
The convict told the Bishop that it was difficult for him to thank him.
Exclaiming gratefully, the convict said to the Bishop that he could never thank him enough.
Exclaiming gratefully, the convict said to the Bishop that he could never thank him enough.
The convict exclaimed gratefully to the Bishop that how he could ever thank him.
The convict exclaimed gratefully to the Bishop that how he could ever thank him.
The convict said to the Bishop that he could never thank him enough.
The convict said to the Bishop that he could never thank him enough.
Correct Answer:
Exclaiming gratefully, the convict said to the Bishop that he could never thank him enough.
Exclaiming gratefully, the convict said to the Bishop that he could never thank him enough.
option B is the right answer according to the rules here,
In the below table, we are sharing how tense changes into Indirect speech.
Direct Speech |
Indirect Speech |
Present simple (Subject +V1st + Object) |
Past simple (Subject +V2 + Object) |
Present continuous (Subject +is/am/are+V1 +ing+ Object) |
Past Continuous (Subject +was/were+V1 +ing+ Object) |
Present perfect (Subject + has/have+V3+Object) |
Past perfect (Subject+had+V3+Object) |
Past simple (Subject+V2+Object) |
Past perfect (Subject+had+V3+Object) |
Past Continuous (Subject +was/were+V1 +ing+ Object) |
Past perfect continuous (Subject +had been+V1 +ing+ Object) |
Future simple (Subject+ will/shall+V1+object) |
Present Conditional (Subject+ would+V1+object) |
Future Continuous (Subject +will/shall+be+V1 +ing+ Object) |
Conditional Continuous (Subject +would+be+V1 +ing+ Object) |