Choose the option that is the most appropriate conversion of the following sentence into Direct Speech.
The student inquired what the deadline for the submission was.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
To convert a sentence from indirect to direct speech, the tense inside the quotation marks should reflect the original tense used by the speaker. The verb in the direct speech should be in the present tense to match the past tense reporting verb 'inquired' in the original sentence. Option ‘D’ correctly places the question in the present tense ('is') and keeps the subject 'student' singular.