Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

My coach said, “You should take a healthy diet.”

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  1. My coach told me that I should have taken a healthy diet.
  2. My coach told me that I should take a healthy diet.
  3. My coach told me that you should take a healthy diet.
  4. My coach said that I shall take a healthy diet.

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Option 2 : My coach told me that I should take a healthy diet.
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The correct answer is 'My coach told me that I should take a healthy diet.'

Key Points

  • In indirect or reported speech, we convey what someone else has said without quoting them directly.
  • The verb tense usually shifts back in the indirect speech.
  • However, when the direct speech is in the present or future or when it expresses a universal truth, the tense of the verb doesn't change.
  • In this case, the sentence "You should take a healthy diet" is advice that is always valid, not limited to a specific point in time, hence "should take" does not need to be changed.

Therefore, the correct answer is: 'My coach told me that I should take a healthy diet.'

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