2020 · Q119
In this section two sentences are given and you are required to find the correct sentence which combines both the sentences.
The village chief said to the villagers, "All of us need to adopt new regulations. We will protect our Earth forever."
Choose the correct indirect speech.
EnglishCorrelating Sentences
- AThe village chief ordered the villagers that all of them needed to adopt new regulations and they would protect their Earth forever.
- BThe village chief told the villagers that all of them need to adopt new regulations and they will protect their Earth forever.
- CThe village chief wanted the villagers needed to adopt new regulations and they would protect their Earth forever.
- DThe village chief told the villagers that all of them needed to adopt new regulations and they would protect their Earth forever.
Explanation
'Need to' becomes 'needed to' and 'will' becomes 'would': 'told the villagers that all of them needed to adopt new regulations and they would protect their Earth forever' — option D. A mislabels it an order, B fails to backshift, and C is ungrammatical ('wanted... needed').