Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.
The man said that he had been walking down the road with his guide dog.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. The man said, “I was walking down the road with my guide dog.”
Given sentence: The man said that he had been walking down the road with his guide dog.
Comma and inverted commas are added and the conjunction 'that' is removed.
The given sentence is in the past perfect continuous tense, so, it will be changed to past continuous tense.
'had been walking' is changed to 'walking'
So, the final sentence is:
The man said, “I was walking down the road with my guide dog.”