Question

Choose the correct option to complete the sentence in indirect speech:
The Principal said, “All students will get a gift on Children’s Day.”
The Principal announced that all students ______ a gift on Children’s Day.
 a. Will be get
b. Would get
c. Should get
d. Might get

Answer 1

Hint: The student should read the given sentences carefully and pay heed to the structure. Note the tense, person, and placement of words in the sentence and then follow the rules of narration to convert it into indirect speech.

Complete answer:
Indirect speech is (grammar) a form of speech used to express what another has said; often involves a change in tense.
If we were to change "Fred says "I will do the housework"." into the reported speech it would become "Fred said that he would do the housework."
In the given question, we have to find out which of the options includes
Let us thus analyze the options given to us in this question -
Option (a.), 'will be get', refers to ‘be’ after ‘get’.
Therefore, option (a.) is incorrect as it is grammatically incorrect since ‘be’ here should form a continuous tense but ‘get’ is not in continuous form.
Option (b.), ‘would get', refers to ‘would’ which is used when talking about the result of an event. Therefore, option (b.) is correct as it is in the correct tense (past tense) of ‘will’ which indicates promises or voluntary actions.
Option (c.), ‘should get', refers to ‘should’ which indicates duty or obligation. Therefore, option (c.) is incorrect as there is no duty or obligation indicated here.
Option (d.), ‘might get', refers to ‘might’ which expresses possibility. Therefore, option (d.) is incorrect as a possibility is not suggested here since the action is certain.

Note:
In this question, it will be helpful for the student to recall the concept of direct speech. Direct speech is (grammar) the writing of speech, using the exact words of the speaker, usually between quotation marks.