Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
The professor said, “I want you to pursue your dreams”.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct indirect form of the given sentence is:
The professor said that he wanted me to pursue my dreams.
The other options are incorrect because they do not follow these rules:
- The professor said that I want you to pursue your dreams. - This sentence does not change the present tense to the past tense for the auxiliary verb "want."
- The professor says that he wants me to pursue my dreams. - This sentence changes the past tense to the present tense for the reporting verb "said."
- The professor told me that I wanted you to pursue your dreams. - This sentence changes the subject of the main clause from "the professor" to "I."