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Question
In the following items, sentence A is complete, while sentence B is not. Complete sentence B, making it as similar as possible to sentence A. Write sentence B.
(A) She said that she would return the book to the library the next day.
(B) She said, “.........................................................................”
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Solution
(A) She said that she would return the book to the library the next day.
(B) She said, “She will return the book in the library tomorrow”.
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