Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
Gloria said. "His relatives are landing tomorrow."
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct indirect form of the given sentence is:
Gloria said that his relatives were landing the next day.
The other options are incorrect because they do not follow these rules:
- Gloria said that his relatives are landing the next day. - This sentence does not change the present tense to the past tense for the auxiliary verb "are."
- Gloria said that his relatives were landing the previous day. - This sentence changes the word "tomorrow" to "the previous day," which is not correct.
- Gloria said that his relatives have been landing the next day. - This sentence changes the present tense to the present perfect tense, which is not necessary in this case.