Direct & Indirect Speech · Question 28 · Hard

Choose the correct indirect speech form of the sentence: Grandmother said to me, "May you succeed in life!"

  1. Grandmother ordered me to succeed in life.
  2. Grandmother wished that I might succeed in life.
  3. Grandmother told me that may I succeed in life.
  4. Grandmother wished that I may succeed in life.
Answer and explanation

Answer: B. Grandmother wished that I might succeed in life.

Explanation: A wish or blessing is reported with 'wished/prayed that', and 'may' changes to 'might'.

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