Choose the option that is the most appropriate conversion of the following sentence into Direct Speech. She told the detective that she had been sleeping when the thieves had broken in.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
In direct speech, "had been sleeping" (past perfect continuous) remains "had been sleeping" to indicate the action was ongoing in the past. The phrase "had broken in" (past perfect) changes to "broke in" (simple past) because the break-in is a completed action that happened while she was sleeping.