Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence Sumit said, "I will be leaving for London this summer so I can meet you only when I return." (a) Sumit said he will be leaving for London this summer and he could meet him only when he retumed. (b) Sumit said he will go to London this summer and he would meet me only when he will be returning. (c) Sumit said that he would be leaving for London that summer and he could meet me only when he returned. (d) Sumit said he will have gone to London that summer and could meet me only when he returned.

Options

A. Sumit said he will be leaving for London this summer and he could meet him only when he retumed.
B. Sumit said he will go to London this summer and he would meet me only when he will be returning.
C. Sumit said that he would be leaving for London that summer and he could meet me only when he returned.
D. Sumit said he will have gone to London that summer and could meet me only when he returned.

Answer

C

Explanation

Sumit said that he would be leaving for London that summer and he could meet me only when he returned. (Correct)
(a) Sumit said `ul("he will be leaving")` for London this summer and he could meet him only when he returned. (Incorrect Tense)
(b) Sumit said he will go to London this summer and he `ul("would meet")` me only when he `ul("will be returning")`. (Incorrect Tense)
(d) Sumit said `ul("he will have gone")` to London that summer and could meet me only when he returned. (Incorrect Tense)