Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.

The librarian said, “Let no student be issued a book till next week.”

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  1. The librarian said that no student will be issued a book till the following week.
  2. The librarian said that no student is to be issued a book till next week.
  3. The librarian said that let no student be issued a book till next week.
  4. The librarian said that no student was to be issued a book till the following week.

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Option 4 : The librarian said that no student was to be issued a book till the following week.
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​The correct answer is 'The librarian said that no student was to be issued a book till the following week.'

Key Points 

  • The given sentence is assertive.
  • While changing the narration of an assertive sentence, these steps need to be followed - 
    • The reporting verb said remains the same ( In assertive sentences which does not have a direct personal object like in the given situation, the reporting verb said remains unchanged.)
    • The conjunction 'that' is used in place of commas and inverted commas. 
    • The verb issued expresses the past tense form.
    • The infinitive be issued is changed to past infinitive was to be issued.
    • The expression of time in the given speech next week is changed to the following week in the reported speech.
  • Eventually, we will get the final sentence - The librarian said that no student was to be issued a book till the following week.
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