Choose the most appropriate form of Indirect speech for the given sentence.
He said, "Her sister will arrive from Mumbai today."

Question

Choose the most appropriate form of Indirect speech for the given sentence.
 He said, "Her sister will arrive from Mumbai today."

Accepted Answer

Explanation:

1. **Why Option 3 is Correct:**
   - The original sentence is in direct speech: "He said, 'Her sister will arrive from Mumbai today.'"
   - When converting direct speech to indirect speech, certain changes are necessary:
     - The future tense "will arrive" changes to "would arrive" in indirect speech. This is because when the reporting verb ("said") is in the past tense, the future tense "will" typically changes to "would."
     - The word "today" in direct speech changes to "that day" in indirect speech to reflect the change in the point of view regarding time.
   - Therefore, the correct transformation of the sentence into indirect speech is: "He said that her sister would arrive from Mumbai that day."

2. **Why the Other Options are Incorrect:**
   - **Option 1:** "He said that her sister will arrived from Mumbai that day."
     - This option is incorrect because "will arrived" is grammatically incorrect. The correct form should be "would arrive" to maintain the correct tense transformation from direct to indirect speech.
   
   - **Option 2:** "He said that her sister will be arrived from Mumbai today."
     - This option is incorrect because "will be arrived" is not a correct verb form. Additionally, "today" should change to "that day" in indirect speech.
   
   - **Option 4:** "He said that her sister would arrived from Mumbai that day."
     - This option is incorrect because "would arrived" is grammatically incorrect. The correct form should be "would arrive." The verb "arrive" should remain in its base form after "would."

In summary, Option 3 correctly applies the rules of tense change and time expression adjustment necessary for converting direct speech to indirect speech, making it the most appropriate choice.