Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
“I must hurry. My father is always furious if any one of us is late for meals”, she said.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct indirect form of the given sentence is:
She said that she must hurry as her father was always furious if any one of them was late for meals.
The other options are incorrect for the following reasons:
- She said that she should hurry as her father was always furious if any one of them were late for meals. - The verb tense "were" is not appropriate in indirect speech, as the speaker is talking about a general habit.
- She said that she must hurry as her father is always furious if any one of them was late for meals. - The verb tense "was" is not appropriate in indirect speech, as the speaker is talking about a general habit.