A sentence is provided in indirect speech. From the four given options, choose the one that most accurately conveys the sentence in its corresponding direct speech.
Revati told her boss that she was not feeling well and would leave early.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. "I am not feeling well and will leave early," Revati said to her boss.
Changes required:
- Conjunction: Indirect speech uses that, but in direct speech, inverted commas (“ ”) are used and the conjunction is removed.
- Pronoun change: “She” in indirect speech converts back to “I” in direct speech.
- Tense change:
- Past tense “was not feeling” changes back to present continuous “am not feeling.”
- “Would leave” (future-in-the-past) changes back to “will leave.”
- Other changes: None needed as the time expression remains unchanged.
Converted sentence: "I am not feeling well and will leave early," Revati said to her boss.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.