Choose the correct direct speech form of the following sentence.
Rima said that if she had wings, she would fly in the sky.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
Transformation from indirect speech to direct speech:
The original sentence is in indirect speech: "Rima said that if she had wings, she would fly in the sky."
Tense Consistency: The indirect speech uses a Type 2 conditional (if + past simple, would + verb), which describes a hypothetical or imaginary situation.
Direct Speech Conversion: When converting back to direct speech, the pronouns change from "she" to "I", but the tense remains in the past subjunctive form because it represents a persistent hypothetical condition.
Direct speech: Rima said, "If I had wings, I would fly in the sky."