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    A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indi
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    A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.
    Father said, "Rohit, you will be eligible to vote when you are 18."

    A.

    Father told Rohit, you will be eligible for voting when he was 18.

    B.

    Father told Rohit that he could vote only after 18.

    C.

    Father told Rohit you will be eligible for voting when you be 18.

    D.

    Father told Rohit that he would be eligible for voting when he would be 18.

    Correct option is D

    The correct answer is "Father told Rohit that he would be eligible for voting when he would be 18."
    Explanation:
    · The given sentence is in direct speech (simple future tense):
    · "you will be eligible to vote when you are 18."
    · In indirect speech, the future tense "will" changes to "would", and the present tense "are" changes to "would be."
    · The correct structure is:
    · "Father told Rohit that he would be eligible for voting when he would be 18."
    Why are other options incorrect?
    · “Father told Rohit, you will be eligible..." – Incorrect because it does not change into indirect speech properly.
    · “Father told Rohit that he could vote only after 18." – Incorrect because "could" is incorrect here, and it alters the meaning.
    · “Father told Rohit you will be eligible..." – Incorrect as "you be" is grammatically incorrect.
    Corrected Sentence:
    "Father told Rohit that he would be eligible for voting when he would be 18."
    Example Sentence Usage:
    The teacher told us that we would get our results when we would finish our exams.

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