Choose the correct indirect (reported) speech for: She said, “I would like to order a coffee.”

Explanation

The polite expression ‘would like,’ already being a fixed, somewhat formal construction, does not backshift any further in indirect speech, similar to how ‘used to’ and the subjunctive ‘were’ remain unchanged. This is why ‘She said that she would like to order a coffee’ correctly preserves the original phrasing without alteration. Explore more English MCQs on mcqstutor to keep practicing.