Choose the indirect speech of this sentence.
He said, "I do not know the way."

He said that he did not know the way.Correct answerYour answerHe said that he had not knew the way.Correct answerYour answerHe said that I did not know the way.Correct answerYour answerHe told that he did not know the way.Correct answerYour answer

Show the answer and explanation

CorrectNot quiteAnswer A

Correct answer: A

"Do not know" moves back to "did not know", and "I" becomes "he": "He said that he did not know the way."

Worth noting

"Had not knew" puts a past form after "had", which needs the past participle. "Told that" needs a person after "told".

Concept: A negative statement in reported speech
Typical timeTypical: 45 s
Your timeYours: —

The rule this testsDirect and indirect speech

Practise this chapter →

Ten questions from Voice and narration, at your own pace.

Choose the indirect speech of this sentence.He said, "I do not know the way."

Explanation

Choose the indirect speech of this sentence.
He said, "I do not know the way."