Question

Edison said that he ______ try again to establish his finding.

• A. will
• B. shall
• C. would
• D. can

Answer 1

Answer:

C. would

This is an example of reported (indirect) speech.

• The reporting verb “said” is in the past tense

• So the future verb “will” changes to “would” (backshift rule)

👉 Direct speech:
Edison said, “I will try again.”

👉 Indirect speech:
Edison said that he would try again.