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He said, "I will watch TV". He said ________. Choose the correct word to fill the blank.
A. I would watch TV
B. I will watch
C. she would watch TV
D. he would watch TV

Answer
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Hint:The two ways of relating what an individual has said are 1)Direct and 2)indirect (reported speech). The exact words of the original speaker are repeated indirect speech.
 The same meaning is conveyed in indirect/reported voice, but not necessarily using the exact words of the original speaker. Except when the speaker is reporting his own words, pronouns and possessive adjectives generally shift from the first or second person to the third person. To prevent doubt, often a noun can be added.

Complete answer:
They are converted into an affirmative answer when we turn direct questions and exclamations into indirect speech. (And! is not used). Option D is right, as the will is changed to would) and I to he when we convert the given direct statement to indirect speech).

Other choices are incorrect,
Options A, B &C as I will be, as I would be, and she can't be included.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘D’.

Note:Learn the Procedure of changing direct speech into indirect speech such as-
Remove comma and inverted commas. Put "that" between the reporting and reported speeches.(it is optional to put "that" between the reporting and reported speech). Change the 1st letter of reported speech into a small letter except for "I”. Change the pronoun of direct speech according to the rules. Change the tense of the direct speech appropriately according to the rules. Change the words expressing nearness in time or places of the direct speech into its appropriate words expressing distance.