JAMB - English Language (1984 - No. 16)
In the question below choose the expression which best complete the sentence:
My uncle told me, 'I have a large house and you are welcome to the protection it offers'. O my uncle told me that .....
My uncle told me, 'I have a large house and you are welcome to the protection it offers'. O my uncle told me that .....
he had a large house, and you are welcome to the protection it offers
he have a large house, and i was welcome to the protection it offered
had a large house and he was welcomed to the protection it offers
he had a large house , and i was welcome to the protection it offered
he has a large house , and i am welcome to the protection it offers
Explanation
The correct option to complete the sentence is:
D. he had a large house, and I was welcome to the protection it offered
The completed sentence would then be: "My uncle told me that he had a large house, and I was welcome to the protection it offered."
This option maintains the correct tense and pronouns to match the reported speech while also ensuring subject-verb agreement.
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