Question

Fill in the blank with most appropriate option –
He has just said, “I want to speak to you”.
He has just said _________________.
a) He wants to speak to me
b) He wanted to speak to me
c) I want to speak to her
d) He head wanted to speak to me
e) He will want to speak to me

Answer 1

Hint: Read the given sentences carefully. Try to make out the core meaning of it and then check which among the five options suits them best.

Complete answer:
The given phrases convey that “he” wants to speak to you. We can clearly see that we have to convert the same phrase into a passive form.
Now, let us examine all the given options to find out the correct option -
Option ‘a’ is He wants to speak to me. This is the correct passive form of the given phrase. The given phrase is in the present tense as the usage of “just” is there. So, the passive sentence will also be in the present tense. And this option has a present tense.
Option ‘b' is He wanted to speak to me. This cannot be the correct answer as it is in the past tense whereas the required tense is present tense. So, we will eliminate this option.
Option ‘c’ is I want to speak to her. This cannot be the correct answer as ‘want' is not having ‘s'. Only ‘wants’ can be used here, not ‘want’. So, we will eliminate this option.
Option ‘d’ is He head wanted to speak to me. This phrase is grammatically incorrect and cannot be the correct answer.
Option ‘e’ is He will want to speak to me. This is also an incorrect option. Hence, option ‘a’ is the correct option.

Note:
 All the other options are plausible distractions. Pay attention to the tense form and use the same tense form in the passive form.