Question
Download Solution PDFSelect the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.
The librarian said, “Let no student be issued a book till next week.”
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe 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.
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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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