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Problem 7 - Entrance Test

Change into indirect speech: My mother said, "May you live long!"

Correct: B

This is an optative sentence (wish/expression). Optative sentences are changed using 'wished' or 'prayed' as the reporting verb, and 'may' remains unchanged. 'You' changes to 'I' (as the speaker is the subject of the wish). The correct answer is: My mother wished that I might live long.