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      Question

      Select the option that expresses the given sentence in

      indirect speech. The chief cook replied, “I will not leave you.”
      A The chief cook replied that he would not leave you Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      B The chief cook says that he will not leave him Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      C The chief cook said that he will not leave him Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      D The chief cook said that he would not leave him Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

      Solution

      Reported or indirect speech is usually used to talk about the past, so we normally change the tense of the words spoken. We use reporting verbs like 'say', 'tell', 'ask', and we may use the word 'that' to introduce the reported words. Inverted commas are not used.

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