Lucas' Indirect Speech Transformation

What did Lucas tell Lea about going swimming?

Answer:

The correct indirect speech transformation of what Lucas told Lea is option (iv): 'Lucas told Lea that he would not go for swimming with her.', as it correctly adjusts the pronouns and tense.

Explanation:

Lucas told Lea, "I will not go swimming with you." This statement is a direct speech, and to transform it into indirect speech, certain adjustments need to be made. In indirect speech, the pronouns, tense, and other details are changed to fit the context of the reported speech.

Option (i) - "Lucas said that to Lea she would not go swimming with her" is incorrect because it incorrectly uses the pronoun 'she' instead of 'he' for Lucas.

Option (ii) - "Lucas was saying that he will not go swimming with Lea" is incorrect because it retains the future tense 'will' instead of changing it to 'would' in indirect speech.

Option (iii) - "Lucas told Lea that I would not go for swimming" is incorrect because it uses 'I' instead of 'he' in the reported speech.

Therefore, the correct transformation is option (iv) which accurately conveys the message Lucas intended to Lea.