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Nakool Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Direct to Indirect speech
"I shall remain here and the tailor won't be able to find me." said she
a) She said that she should remain there and the tailor would not be able to find her.
b) She said that she would remain there and the tailor would not be able to find her.
Ans is (a).
As per my knowledge, we convert "shall" to "would" when translating to indirect speech.
Shouldn't the answer be (b)?
a) She said that she should remain there and the tailor would not be able to find her.
b) She said that she would remain there and the tailor would not be able to find her.
Ans is (a).
As per my knowledge, we convert "shall" to "would" when translating to indirect speech.
Shouldn't the answer be (b)?
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"shall" properly becomes "should". However, "should" in this sense is becoming rather unusual or old-fashioned, so when judging the sentences on their independent merits, I think that (b) would feel more natural to many modern speakers.
- "shall" properly becomes "should".
- However, "should" in this sense is becoming rather unusual or old-fashioned, so when judging the sentences on their independent merits, I think that (b) would feel more natural to many modern speakers.
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"shall" properly becomes "should". However, "should" in this sense is becoming rather unusual or old-fashioned, so when judging the sentences on their independent merits, I think that (b) would feel more natural to many modern speakers.
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I'm not "shall" expert, but I thought that "shall" in the first person was the equivalent of "will" in third. If I'm remembering that correctly, then it makes sense to change it to "would" since you have changed to third person.
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