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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
The gardener said, "These roses will bloom early."

  1. A
    The gardener said that those roses will bloom early.
  2. B
    The gardener said that these roses would bloom early.
  3. C
    The gardener said that these roses will bloom early.
  4. D
    The gardener said that those roses would bloom early.

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

When converting from direct speech to indirect speech, we follow these rules:
The reporting verb "said" remains "said" and is followed by the conjunction "that".

Demonstrative pronoun "these" changes to "those".

Modal verb "will" changes to its past form "would" because the reporting verb is in the past tense.

Therefore:

Direct: The gardener said, "These roses will bloom early."

Indirect: The gardener said that those roses would bloom early.

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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
The gardener said, "These roses will bloom early."
A
The gardener said that those roses will bloom early.
B
The gardener said that these roses would bloom early.
C
The gardener said that these roses will bloom early.
D
The gardener said that those roses would bloom early.

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