Fill in the blank with a suitable option from the given list :
"She told me that she ________ give me money."
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Would
Complete sentence: She told me that she would give me money. This sentence reports a promise about the future, "I will give you money", so the modal is would: "She told me that she would give me money."
| Option | Meaning and use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Shall | "Shall" is a present form. After the past reporting verb "told" it must move back, and it is not used with "she" for a plain future. | – |
| (2) Should | "She should give me money" expresses duty or advice (what she ought to do), not her promise to give the money. | – |
| (3) Must | "Must" expresses compulsion or necessity. It turns the promise into an obligation. | – |
| (4) Would (answer) | When the reporting verb is in the past (told), the modal of the reported words moves one step back: will → would, can → could, may → might. | He told us that he would call us after dinner. |