Question

Identify the sentence that gives the same meaning as the following.
He said, "Yes, I'll come and see you."

• A. He accepted that he will come and see me.
• B. He said that he will come and see me.
• C. He agreed that he will come and see me.
• D. He said that he would come and see me.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Step 1: Understand the given sentence
The original sentence is in direct speech: He said, "Yes, I'll come and see you." Here, the subject "I" refers to the speaker (he), and "you" refers to the person being spoken to. The verb phrase "I'll come" is in the simple future tense (will + verb).

Step 2: Rules of changing to indirect speech
1. When converting from direct to indirect speech, pronouns must be changed according to the context: "I" (he himself) changes to "he," and "you" (the listener) changes to "me." 2. The reporting verb "said" does not need modification here, but the clause introduced by "that" is required. 3. Since the reporting verb "said" is in the past tense, the future tense "will" changes to "would."

Step 3: Apply the rules
Direct speech: "Yes, I'll come and see you." Indirect speech: He said that he would come and see me.

Step 4: Eliminate incorrect alternatives
Any option that keeps "will" instead of "would," or fails to change pronouns correctly, would be wrong. The only grammatically accurate transformation is the one using "he would come and see me."

Step 5: Final justification
Thus, the indirect version of the direct speech sentence is: "He said that he would come and see me."

Final Answer: The correct option is (D) He said that he would come and see me.