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He told her, "I want to meet your father":
Answer & Solution
Correct Answer:
Option
B
Original Sentence (Direct Speech):
He told her, "I want to meet your father."
Step-by-step Conversion:
1. Sentence Type: This is a statement, so we use “told her that…” in indirect speech.
2. Pronoun Changes:
“I” becomes he (because the speaker is “he”)
“your” becomes her (because the listener is “her”)
3. Tense Change:
“want” changes to “wanted” (as the reporting verb “told” is in past tense)
Correct Sentence:
He told her that he wanted to meet her father.
Correct Answer: Option B
Why other options are incorrect:
Option A: Uses “I want” and “your father” — ❌ Wrong pronouns, not changed into indirect form.
Option C: Uses “your father” — ❌ The word “your” should change to “her” (listener is female).
Option D: Says “she wanted” — ❌ Incorrect subject. “She” refers to the listener, but the speaker is “he”.
Final Answer: Option B – He told her that he wanted to meet her father.
He told her, "I want to meet your father."
Step-by-step Conversion:
1. Sentence Type: This is a statement, so we use “told her that…” in indirect speech.
2. Pronoun Changes:
“I” becomes he (because the speaker is “he”)
“your” becomes her (because the listener is “her”)
3. Tense Change:
“want” changes to “wanted” (as the reporting verb “told” is in past tense)
Correct Sentence:
He told her that he wanted to meet her father.
Correct Answer: Option B
Why other options are incorrect:
Option A: Uses “I want” and “your father” — ❌ Wrong pronouns, not changed into indirect form.
Option C: Uses “your father” — ❌ The word “your” should change to “her” (listener is female).
Option D: Says “she wanted” — ❌ Incorrect subject. “She” refers to the listener, but the speaker is “he”.
Final Answer: Option B – He told her that he wanted to meet her father.
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