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Transform the following complex direct speech sentence featuring an exclamatory phrase and a conditional clause into indirect speech:"'What a treacherous predicament!' declared the ambassador. 'If our diplomatic immunity is revoked tonight, we shall face immediate detention, and nobody will be able to intercede on our behalf until the summit convenes tomorrow.'"Identify the option that provides the most grammatically precise and accurate indirect narration.
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To transform this complex direct speech sentence into indirect speech, several grammatical shifts must occur simultaneously according to standard rules of Wikipedia Reference. First, the exclamatory remark ('What a treacherous predicament!') is converted into a declarative statement with an appropriate reporting phrase reflecting the tone ('exclaimed with dismay that it was a treacherous predicament'). Second, the reporting verb remains in the past tense, requiring backshifting of tenses: 'shall' changes to 'would', and the present subjunctive/conditional structure 'is revoked' shifts to the past subjunctive 'were revoked' (or past indicative 'was revoked', though the subjunctive 'were' maintains formal conditional accuracy). Third, pronouns and demonstratives undergo necessary deictic adjustments: 'our' changes to 'their', and 'tonight' shifts to 'that night'. Finally, time expressions shift accordingly, changing 'tomorrow' to 'the following day' or 'the next day'. Option (b) maintains absolute structural consistency, proper tense backshifting, and precise pronoun-adverb alignment.
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