Carl said ldquo You may meet them next month rdquo ........

English ( Master) Direct/Indirect speech

Direction for:-In the following section the sentences have been given in Direct or Indirect speech. From the given alternatives, choose the most appropriate sentence that best suits the given sentence in Indirect or Direct speech.

Carl said, “You may meet them next month.”

Carl said that I may meet them the following month.

Carl said that you may meet them next month.

Carl said that I may meet them next month.

Carl said that I might meet them the following month.

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Explanation:

- Original Sentence: Carl said, “You may meet them next month.”

- Option 1: Carl said that I may meet them the following month.

- Incorrect because it changes "you" to "I" unnecessarily.

- Option 2: Carl said that you may meet them next month.

- Incorrect because it doesn't change "next month" to "the following month," which is typically done in indirect speech.

- Option 3: Carl said that I may meet them next month.

- Incorrect for the same reasons as Option 1.

- Option 4: Carl said that I might meet them the following month.

- Correct because "may" typically changes to "might" in indirect speech, and "next month" is changed to "the following month."

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