Choose the option that is the most appropriate conversion of the following sentence into Direct Speech.
The philosopher said that truth is often more elusive than fiction.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
Correct Answer: The philosopher said, "Truth is often more elusive than fiction."
Explanation
• When converting indirect speech to direct speech, the tense of the reported clause remains in the simple present if it expresses a universal truth, philosophical statement, or general fact.
• "Truth is often more elusive than fiction" is a philosophical statement or general truth, so its tense does not change to the past tense.
• The conjunction that is removed and replaced by a comma followed by quotation marks enclosing the exact words.