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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech. The priest said to the sinner, 'Repent, for the hour of judgment is at hand, and may the Lord have mercy on your soul.'
- 1The priest advised the sinner that he should repent as the hour of judgment was at hand and hoped the Lord might have mercy on his soul.
- 2The priest urged the sinner to repent as the hour of judgment was at hand and prayed that the Lord might have mercy on his soul.✓
- 3The priest told the sinner to repent because the hour of judgment was at hand and prayed for the Lord to have mercy on his soul.
- 4The priest commanded the sinner to repent for the hour of judgment is at hand and wished the Lord would have mercy on his soul.
Correct answer
The priest urged the sinner to repent as the hour of judgment was at hand and prayed that the Lord might have mercy on his soul.
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