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She said to him, “May you prosper in life!” Change into Indirect Speech

She said to him, “May you prosper in life!” Change into Indirect Speech

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  1. Indirect Speech: She prayed that he might prosper in life.

    Explanation: While reporting imperative sentences we use reporting verbs like ask, request, beg, order, advise, wish etc to match the mood of the sentence.

    And if the reporting verb is in the past tense, then the modals like can changes to could, may changes to might, will/shall change to would, have to changes to had to etc.

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