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By SPSC CCE Screening Test Past Paper held on (1-12-2024) No Comments

Change the following sentence from Indirect to Direct Speech: “The porter respectfully assured the lady that he would take care of her luggage while she bought her tickets.”

A. The porter said, “I would take care of your baggage while you buy your ticket, Madam.”
B. The porter said, “I will take care of your baggage while you buy your ticket, Madam.”
C. The porter said, “I would take care of your baggage while you bought your ticket, Madam.”
D. The porter said to the lady, “I would take care of your baggage while you buy your ticket.”

Submitted by: Areesha Khan

Answer:
B. The porter said, “I will take care of your baggage while you buy your ticket, Madam.”

Explanation:
In direct speech, the future tense “would” changes to “will” when reporting the original words.
The present tense “buy” is retained, as the action was ongoing in the original context.

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The correct answer to the question: "Change the following sentence from Indirect to Direct Speech: “The porter respectfully assured the lady that he would take care of her luggage while she bought her tickets.”" is "The porter said, “I will take care of your baggage while you buy your ticket, Madam.”".

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