Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence.
“I can give you a lift into town if that will help,” Anjali said to Rahul.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence is:
Anjali said to Rahul that she could give him a lift into town if that would help.
The other answer choices are incorrect for the following reasons:
- Anjali said to Rahul that she is ready to give him a lift into town if that will help. - This is incorrect because the verb "is ready" is in the present tense, but the reporting verb "said" is in the past tense.
- Anjali said to Rahul that she can give you a lift into town if that is helpful. - This is incorrect because the pronoun "you" in the reported speech refers to the listener, but the speaker is offering Rahul a lift.
- Anjali said to Rahul that I can give you a lift into town if that will help. - This is incorrect because the pronoun "I" in the reported speech refers to the speaker, but the speaker is reporting what Anjali said.