Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
She said, "Let us wait for the bus".
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct indirect form of the given sentence is:
She suggested that they should wait for the bus.
The other options are incorrect for the following reasons:
- She proposed that they could wait for the bus. The modal verb "could" is less certain than "should", so it is not the best choice for reporting a statement that is still in the present tense.
- She proposed to wait for the bus. This is not the correct way to report an imperative sentence in indirect speech.
- She proposed let us wait for the bus. This is a direct quote of the speaker's words. In indirect speech, the imperative sentence is reported as a subordinate clause.