Choose the correct direct speech form of the following sentence.
Simran said that she had been writing a letter to the principal.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
Conversion from indirect speech to direct speech:
Tense Change: In indirect speech, the past perfect continuous ("had been writing") usually stems from the present perfect continuous ("have been writing") or the past continuous ("was writing") in direct speech.
Pronoun Change: The pronoun "she" in the indirect statement refers back to the speaker, Simran. Therefore, it changes to the first-person pronoun "I" in the direct quote.
Direct speech: Simran said, "I have been writing a letter to the principal.