In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
“Hurry up, get in the bus” the conductor said to us.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1, i.e. The conductor told us to hurry up and get in the bus.
- The tense of the given sentence has been changed to it's corresponding past form, that is by using 'told'. Both the instances make similar sense and hence becomes the correct answer. The other options fail to portray the tense accurately or simply creates different meanings from that of the given statement.