Direct/Indirect: He said, ‘Let us wait for the award.’

B. He suggested that they should wait for the award

Explanation:

• The original sentence uses direct speech: “He said, ‘Let us wait for the award.'” (present tense)
• We’re converting it to indirect speech.
• The reporting verb “suggested” is in the past tense.
• Since “Let us wait” expresses a suggestion, we use “suggested” as the reporting verb.
• Following the rules, the tense in the indirect speech (“they should wait”) remains present because “suggested” implies a current recommendation, even though the reported speech itself is about waiting (future).