"He cannot say a word", she said. Reported speech: she said he _____ a word.cannot saycould not saycouldn’t saidcouldn't have said
Question
"He cannot say a word," she said. Reported speech: she said he _____ a word.
- cannot say
- could not say
- couldn’t said
- couldn't have said
Solution
To convert the direct speech into reported speech, we generally need to make several adjustments, including changing the tense and pronouns where necessary. The direct speech in this case is "He cannot say a word."
- Identify the Reporting Verb: The reporting verb here is "said," which is in the past tense.
- Change the Tense: The present tense "cannot" changes to the past tense "could not" in reported speech.
- Adjust the Structure: The word order is adjusted to fit reported speech.
Final Answer
The correct transformation is: She said he could not say a word.
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