Jenny said she would like some more cocoa

[lilsleepy0]

Jenny said she would like some more cocoa.
Jenny said, "I will like some more cocoa."

 

[Uncle Jack]

Welcome to the forum.

Please explain where the two sentences come from.

 

[lilsleepy0]

Welcome to the forum.

Please explain where the two sentences come from.

this is the exercise of indirect and direct speech, but i can’t see the mistake

 

[Glasguensis]

This is an exercise where you have to create the direct speech from the indirect speech provided? If so, the mistake is “will”. “Would” has several uses, and here it is not a backshifted “will”, she actually said “would”.

 

[grassy]

"Would" here is not a past form of "will". It's a modal verb on its own and is therefore not backshifted.

 

[lilsleepy0]

"Would" here is not a past form of "will". It's a modal verb on its own and is therefore not backshifted.

thanks 🙏🏾