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Select the most suitable option to convert the following sentence into the Indirect Speech.

The client said to the artist, "Will you be able to complete the Painting by tomorrow morning".

Solution

Correct Option: 2

In indirect speech, said to becomes asked, will becomes would, and tomorrow becomes the next day. The reported question uses if or whether. Option 2 correctly preserves the artist's ability: if she would be able to complete the painting by the next morning.

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