Choose the option that is the most appropriate conversion of the following sentence into Direct Speech.
She exclaimed with disgust that the food tasted terrible.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The original sentence 'She exclaimed with disgust that the food tasted terrible' is in Reported (Indirect) Speech. To convert it to Direct Speech, we need to use quotation marks and a reporting verb that conveys the emotion of disgust.
Option (B) uses 'Ugh!', an interjection that appropriately conveys disgust, and the exclamation 'How terrible this food tastes!' accurately reflects the content of the reported speech in a direct, present tense form.