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A sentence is provided in direct speech. From the four given options, choose the one that most accurately conveys the sentence in its corresponding indirect speech: He said, "The seminar will commence at 10 a.m."

1. He said it may commence at 10 a.m.
2. He said it might commence at 10 a.m.
3. He said it will commence at 10 a.m.
4. He said it commenced at 10 a.m.

Correct answer: He said it might commence at 10 a.m.

Solution

In indirect speech, the future tense "will" generally changes to "would" or a similar backshifted form when the reporting verb is in the past. Among the given options, the closest intended conversion is the one with "might commence".

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