Choose the indirect speech of this sentence.
She said, "May you live long!"

She prayed that he might live long.Correct answerYour answerShe said that may he live long.Correct answerYour answerShe prayed that he may lived long.Correct answerYour answerShe wished that may he live long.Correct answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer A

Correct answer: A

A wish or blessing becomes "prayed" (or "wished") that ... "might": "She prayed that he might live long."

Worth noting

"Wished that may he live long" keeps the blessing's word order. Once reported, it takes the order of a statement.

Concept: A blessing in reported speech
Typical timeTypical: 45 s
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Choose the indirect speech of this sentence.She said, "May you live long!"

Explanation

Choose the indirect speech of this sentence.
She said, "May you live long!"