Question

Select the correct indirect speech conversion: He said, 'I will go to the market.'

• A. He said he would go to the market.
• B. He says he will go to the market.
• C. He told he would go to the market.
• D. He had said he would go to the market.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

To convert the direct speech statement "He said, 'I will go to the market.'" into indirect speech, observe the following transformations:

1. Reporting Verb: The reporting verb "said" is retained.
2. Quotation Marks: Quotation marks enclosing the direct speech are removed.
3. Pronoun Adjustment: The first-person pronoun 'I' in the direct speech is changed to 'he' to align with the subject.
4. Tense Shift: As the reporting verb "said" is in the past tense, the future tense verb "will go" is converted to "would go".

Applying these rules results in the indirect speech: He said he would go to the market.