Choose the option that is the correct indirect form of the sentence.
Ravi said, “I may sell this tie.”
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct indirect form of the sentence "Ravi said, 'I may sell this tie.'" is Ravi said that he might sell that tie.
The other options are incorrect:
- Ravi said that he may sell that tie. This is incorrect because the modal verb "may" should be "might" to match the past tense.
- Ravi said that I might sell that tie. This is incorrect because the pronoun "I" should be "he" to match the speaker.
- Ravi said that he should sell this tie. This is incorrect because the modal verb "should" suggests an obligation or recommendation, which is not the meaning of the original sentence.