A sentence is provided in indirect speech. From the four given options, choose the one that most accureately conveys the sentences in its corresponding direct speech.
She said that she used to play the violin when she was young.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. "I used to play the violin when I was young," she said.
Changes required:
Conjunction: The conjunction "that" is removed, and inverted commas are used to enclose the direct speech.
Pronoun: The third-person pronoun "she" in the indirect speech changes back to the first-person pronoun "I" to reflect the speaker's original words.
Tense: The phrase "used to" describes a past habit or state. In this specific case, "used to" remains unchanged when converting between direct and indirect speech because it already denotes a habitual past action.
Verb: The reporting verb "said" remains as is because it is not followed by an object in this sentence.
Converted sentence: "I used to play the violin when I was young," she said.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.