Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in the meaning to each of the following questions
Question:
“I went to the supermarket to buy some vegetables yesterday,” Linda said.
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A.
Linda said that she went to the supermarket to buy some vegetables yesterday. -
B.
Linda said that I would to the supermarket to buy some vegetables the day before. -
C.
Linda said that she had gone to the supermarket to buy some vegetables the day before. -
D.
Linda said that I had gone to the supermarket to buy some vegetables the day before.
Reference explanation:
Correct answer:
“I went to the supermarket to buy some vegetables yesterday,” Linda said.
A. Wrong grammar
B. Wrong grammar
C. Linda said she went to the supermarket to buy some vegetables the day before.
D. Wrong grammar
Indirect sentences: The reporting verb is in the past tense (said), the reported clause must be in reverse: went → had gone
Change adverbs of time and place when changing to indirect sentences: yesterday → the day before
→ Choose the answer C
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