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Question 27

Direct on 8 May: "I delivered the seedlings yesterday." Reporting this on 12 May, Ada said she had delivered the seedlings ___ .

  1. yesterday in the later report
  2. that same reporting day
  3. the following day
  4. the day beforeCorrect answer

Explanation

The day before correctly refers to 7 May from the viewpoint of the original words. Yesterday would instead refer to 11 May when used in the later report.

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