Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech:

He said, "I shall need a copy of the documents."

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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech:

He said, "I shall need a copy of the documents."

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**Solution:**

1. The direct speech is: _He said, "I shall need a copy of the documents."_

2. When converting to indirect speech:
   - The pronoun _I_ changes to _he_ to match the subject of the reporting verb.
   - The modal verb _shall_ changes to _would_ in reported speech to maintain the future sense.
   - The object phrase _a copy of the documents_ remains unchanged.
   - Quotation marks are removed.

3. The reporting clause _He said_ starts the sentence.

4. Thus, the correct indirect speech sentence is:

_He said that he would need a copy of the documents._

**Answer:** Option (4)

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