Change the following sentence into Indirect Speech choosing the appropriate option:-
She said, "I will see you tomorrow."
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → She said that she would see me the next day.
Direct to indirect speech (statement):
| Change | Direct | Indirect | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reporting verb | said, “ | said that | “Said” stays, and the statement is joined with “that”. |
| Pronoun change | I, you | she, me | “I” (the speaker) becomes “she”. “You” (the listener, the person reporting) becomes “me”. |
| Tense change | will | would | The reporting verb is past, so “will” becomes “would”. |
| Words of nearness | tomorrow | the next day | “Tomorrow” becomes “the next day”. |
| Full sentence | She said, “I will see you tomorrow.” | She said that she would see me the next day. |
Example: He said, “I will call you tomorrow.” → He said that he would call me the next day.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: She said that she'll saw me the next day. — Incorrect.
- "She'll" (she will) is not backshifted to would.
- A modal takes the base form see, not "saw".
Option 3: She said if she would see her the next day. — Incorrect.
- "If" is used for reported questions. A statement takes "that".
- "You" should become me, not "her".
Option 4: She asked that she would saw me tomorrow. — Incorrect.
- "Asked" is for questions. The original is a statement.
- "Would saw" should be would see, and "tomorrow" should be the next day.