Choose the indirect speech of this sentence.
Last month, Rahul said, "I shall visit my aunt next week."

Last month, Rahul said that he shall visit his aunt next week.Correct answerYour answerLast month, Rahul said that he would visit my aunt the following week.Correct answerYour answerLast month, Rahul said that he should visit his aunt the next week.Correct answerYour answerLast month, Rahul said that he would visit his aunt the following week.Correct answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer D

Correct answer: D

"Shall" for the future moves back to "would", "my" becomes "his", and "next week" becomes "the following week".

Worth noting

"Should" is not the reported form of "shall" for the future; it would turn his plan into a duty.

Concept: "Shall" and "next week" in reported speech
Typical timeTypical: 45 s
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Choose the indirect speech of this sentence.Last month, Rahul said, "I shall visit my aunt next week."

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Choose the indirect speech of this sentence.
Last month, Rahul said, "I shall visit my aunt next week."