2020 · Q120
In this section two sentences are given and you are required to find the correct sentence which combines both the sentences.
The grandfather said to the baby, "May you live long with all good things of life."
Choose the correct indirect speech.
EnglishCorrelating Sentences
- AThe grandfather blessed to the baby with long life and all good things of life.
- BThe grandfather asked the baby that she would live long with all good things of life.
- CThe grandfather wanted the baby to live long with all good things of life.
- DThe grandfather blessed the baby that she would live long with all good things of life.
Explanation
The blessing 'May you live long...' is best rendered as 'The grandfather blessed the baby with long life and all good things of life' — option A. D's 'blessed the baby that she would...' is unidiomatic; B's 'asked' and C's 'wanted' miss the optative, blessing force. Option A's 'blessed to the baby' is slightly awkward, but it is the published key's answer and the closest faithful rendering.