Mother: “We are going to have supper”. Mother says ___ . ?

they were going to have supper

that they would have supper

they are going to have supper

they won’t have supper

📂 Narration or Speech

Explanation

The correct answer to the statement, “Mother: ‘We are going to have supper’” is A) "they are going to have supper."

In this case, the mother is making a straightforward present tense statement about a future event. She uses the phrase "are going to" which indicates a planned action that is set to occur. When transforming direct speech into indirect speech, we retain the meaning and tense when the phrase is still applicable; here, it remains in the same present future form (indicating a plan or intention).

Option B ("they were going to have supper") incorrectly shifts the tense to the past and implies the plan has already happened or changed, which is not accurate based on the original statement.

Option C ("that they would have supper") introduces a conditional or subjunctive implication that alters the original certainty expressed.

Option D ("they won’t have supper") contradicts the mother's original statement completely, as it introduces cancellation instead of confirming an intention.

Thus, A maintains the integrity of the intention conveyed by the mother, accurately reflecting the information that they indeed plan to have supper.

Mother: “We are going to have supper”. Mother says ___ . ?

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