Question

He said "I shall come" - this can be rewritten into indirect speech as:

• A. He said that he shall come
• B. He said that he might come .
• C. He said that he would come
• D. He said that he should come

Answer 1

Answer:

C. He said that he would come

• In indirect speech, the future tense "shall" changes to "would" when the reporting verb is in the past tense ("said").
• The first-person pronoun "I" changes to the third person "he" to match the subject of the reporting verb.

Let's review the options:

1. He said that he shall come.

   • Incorrect. The future tense "shall" should change to "would" in indirect speech.

2. He said that he might come.

   • Incorrect. "Might" implies a possibility rather than a definite intention, which changes the meaning of the original statement (Might - ഒരു സാധ്യതയെ സൂചിപ്പിക്കുന്നു, അത് യഥാർത്ഥ പ്രസ്താവനയുടെ അർത്ഥം മാറ്റുന്നു).

3. He said that he should come.

   • Incorrect. "Should" implies an obligation or suggestion, which alters the meaning of the original statement (Should - ഒരു ബാധ്യത അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നിർദ്ദേശം സൂചിപ്പിക്കുന്നു, അത് യഥാർത്ഥ പ്രസ്താവനയുടെ അർത്ഥം മാറ്റുന്നു)