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A sentence is given in direct speech. From the four given options, choose the one that most accurately conveys the sentence in indirect speech: They said, “We will finalize the contract tomorrow.”

1. They said they will finalize the contract the next day.
2. They said they would finalize the contract the following day.
3. They said they would finalize the contract tomorrow.
4. They said they shall finalize the contract the next day.

Correct answer: They said they would finalize the contract the following day.

Solution

In indirect speech, the future tense 'will' changes to 'would' when the reporting verb is in the past tense. Also, 'tomorrow' changes to 'the following day' or 'the next day'. Therefore, the correct option is the one that applies both changes.

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