Question

Fill in the blanks with the most suitable option:
“Fantastic! I’ve actually passed my exam!” Exclaimed Janet.
Janet was delighted to find that _____________________.
a. I’d passed my exam
b. I’ve passed my exam
c. She’s passed her exam
d. She’d passed her exam

Answer 1

Hint: The conversion of the speech from direct to indirect is shown in the question. The indirect question is incomplete which we have to fill in with the most suitable option.

Complete answer:
Option a: I’d passed my exam – ‘I’ in conversion would change to he/she and “I’d” shows a sense of uncertainty.

Option b: I’ve passed my exam – ‘I’ in conversion would change to he/she and “I’ve” shows a sense of confirmation of action.

Option c: She’s passed her exam – ‘She’ shows that the Conversion of direct to indirect speech has happened. “She’s” refers to the statement that assures about the action.

Option d: She’d passed her exam – ‘She’ shows that the conversion of direct to indirect speech has happened. “She’d” develops a feeling of hope and uncertainty.

The most suitable option is ‘c’ “She’s passed her exam”

Jane was delighted to find that she’s passed her exam.
The ‘I’ was changed to ‘She’, and ‘She’s used for she has which tells us about the certainty of the news.

Note: The option ‘c’ is the most suitable for the provided blank as the conversion from direct speech to indirect speech is correct and the “She’s” inclusion instead of “she’d” shows that she is sure about the news.