He said. ''you need not wait". Choose the correct indirect speech:

Correct answer: A. He said that I need not wait.

  • A. He said that I need not wait.
  • B. He said you needed no wait.
  • C. He said that wait was not need by you
  • D. He said that you must not wait

Explanation

In the direct speech, "He said" is the reporting verb indicating that someone is conveying information or a statement. The subject "He" remains the same in indirect speech, but the verb "said" changes according to the context and tense. The direct statement "you need not wait" is directly quoted but needs to be transformed into reported speech. In indirect speech, the pronoun "you" changes according to who is reporting the statement. Here, it changes to "I" because it's now the narrator reporting what was said. The verb "need" remains the same.

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