Change the following into the Direct Speech :-
The Management suggested to the Principal that they should wait and watch.
Choose the appropriate option from below : -
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is:
The Management said to the Principal, "Let us wait and watch".
Explanation:
- When changing from indirect to direct speech, we need to:
- Remove the word "that" and any other linking words.
- Change the verb tenses to match the tense of the reporting verb.
- Add quotation marks and punctuation to indicate the direct speech.
- In the given sentence, the reporting verb is "suggested" which is in the past tense. Therefore, the verb tense in the direct speech should also be in the past tense.
- The pronoun "they" in the indirect speech refers to the Management. Therefore, in the direct speech, we should change it to "we" since the Management is speaking.
- The phrase "wait and watch" is a command. Therefore, we should use the imperative mood in the direct speech.