Choose the transformation of the following sentence from Direct to Indirect Speech from the options given below:
He said, "Let us wait for the award."
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → He proposed that they should wait for the award
The sentence is in the imperative mood in the direct speech, but in the indirect speech, it is changed to the subjunctive mood. The word "let" is also removed, and the subject of the sentence is changed from "us" to "they".
Direct speech: He said, "Let us wait for the award."
Indirect speech: He proposed that they should wait for the award.
Mood: Imperative → Subjunctive
Subject: Us → They
Word removal: Let