Convert from direct speech to indirect speech: Charu said to her friend, "I want you to be here at 6.00 p.m. tomorrow for the meeting."
Directions: The following items have a sentence in direct or indirect speech with four options. One of the options converts the direct or indirect speech into indirect or direct correctly. Select the correct option and mark your response on the Answer Sheet.
- A. Charu told her friend that she wanted her to be there at 6.00 p.m. the next day for the meeting ✓
- B. Charu told her friend that she wanted her to be there at 6.00 p.m. tomorrow for the meeting
- C. Charu requested her friend that she wanted her to be there at 6.00 p.m. tomorrow for the meeting
- D. Charu told her friend that she will want her to be here at 6.00 p.m. the next day for the meeting
Correct Answer: A. Charu told her friend that she wanted her to be there at 6.00 p.m. the next day for the meeting
Explanation
In indirect speech, the present tense 'want' changes to 'wanted', 'here' changes to 'there', and 'tomorrow' changes to 'the next day'.
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