Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.
Leena said that his relatives were landing the next day.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct anaswer is Option 4 i.e. Leena said, “His relatives are landing tomorrow.”.
Following steps are followed to convert the given sentence into its direct form:
- 'Said', will not be changed in the given sentence since the reporting verb does not have any object.
- 'That' will be replaced by comma and inverted comma.
- 'His' will be changed into 'my' as it changes according to the subject of the reporting verb.
- The given indirect form of the sentence will change from past perfect tense to simple past tense.
- 'The next day' will be converted into 'tomorrow'.
Thus, the correct form of direct sentence is:
Leena said, “His relatives are landing tomorrow”.