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They said ,"Long live the King ."

AThey pray that the king might live long.

BThey prayed that the king might live long.

CThey prayed the king might live long.

DNone of these .

Answer:

B. They prayed that the king might live long.

Read Explanation:

It is a optative sentence . 'long live the king ' means like praying. So we use prayed as the reporting verb.


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