Choose the correct reported construction of the given sentence:
It surprised us that he said, "I won't do it."
Choose the correct reported construction of the given sentence:
It surprised us that he said, "I won't do it."
Solution
✅ Correct Option: 1
In reported speech the main verb 'said' is past, so 'won't' becomes 'would not' and 'I' becomes 'he': 'It surprised us that he said that he would not do it.' Options 2, 3 and 4 wrongly retain 'will not'/'won't' after a past reporting verb.
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