"We will start the project tomorrow," the teacher announced. Convert this sentence into indirect speech.
Answer
The teacher announced that they would start the project the next day.
The correct answer is The teacher announced that they would start the project the next day. — Write the final indirect sentence: "The teacher announced that they would start the project the next day."
Step-by-step solution
- Identify the reporting verb "announced".
- Note that the subject in the direct speech is "We", which becomes "they" in indirect speech.
- Change the future tense "will start" to the past modal "would start".
- Replace the time expression "tomorrow" with "the next day" to reflect the reporting time.
- Insert the reporting verb and the conjunction "that" before the indirect clause.
- Write the final indirect sentence: "The teacher announced that they would start the project the next day."
Common mistake: Not changing the time expression "tomorrow" or not shifting the verb to "would start"
Concept tested: Future to Past Tense Shift in Indirect Speech
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