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JAMB Use of English 1984 Question 41

Question 41

Direct and Indirect Speech

Choose the expression which best completes the sentence: My uncle told me, 'I have a large house and you are welcome to the protection it offers'. My uncle told me that ............

  1. A.he had a large house, and you are welcome to the protection it offers
  2. B.he have a large house, and I was welcome to the protection it offered
  3. C.had a large house and he was welcomed to the protection it offers
  4. D.he had a large house, and I was welcome to the protection it offered
  5. E.he has a large house, and I am welcome to the protection it offers.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (he had a large house, and I was welcome to the protection it offered)

Explanation

In reported speech the tenses move back (have → had, are → was, offers → offered) and 'you' becomes 'I'.