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A sentence is provided in direct speech. Choose the correct indirect speech: He said, “I will submit the report tomorrow.”

1. He said he will submit the report tomorrow.
2. He said that he would submit the report the next day.
3. He said that he will submit the report the next day.
4. He said he would submit the report tomorrow.

Correct answer: He said that he would submit the report the next day.

Solution

In indirect speech, the future tense "will" changes to "would." Also, "tomorrow" changes to "the next day" because the reporting time is different from the original speech time.

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