Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence.
Cornelius said to Pauline, “You will have to agree to drive me to town from time to time.”
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence is:
Cornelius told Pauline that she would have to agree to drive him to town from time to time.
The other answer choices are incorrect for the following reasons:
- Cornelius said to Pauline that you will have to agree to drive me to town from time to time. - This is incorrect because the pronoun "you" in the reported speech refers to the speaker, which is Cornelius.
- Cornelius said to Pauline that she will have to agree to drive him to town from time to time. - This is incorrect because the verb "will" in the reported speech is in the future tense, but the reporting verb "said" is in the past tense.
- Cornelius requested Pauline to drive him to town from time to time. - This is incorrect because the original sentence is a statement, not a request.