Choose the correct sentence-
A. I said that I should report for duty the next day.
B. I said that I shall report for duty the next days.
C. I said that I will reported for duty the next day.
D. I said that I can be report for duty the next day.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A
In reported speech after a past reporting verb ("I said"), shall changes to should, will to would, can to could, and "tomorrow" becomes "the next day". A modal is always followed by the base form of the verb.
A. I said that I should report for duty the next day. — Correct.
- "Shall" has become "should", followed by the base form "report", and the time is "the next day".
B. I said that I shall report for duty the next days. — Incorrect.
- "Shall" should change to "should", and "the next days" should be "the next day".
C. I said that I will reported for duty the next day. — Incorrect.
- A modal cannot be followed by the past form "reported", and "will" should become "would".
D. I said that I can be report for duty the next day. — Incorrect.
- "Can be report" is ungrammatical.
- It should be "could report".