Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.
Saaransh said he had solved the crossword the previous day.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 4 i.e. Saaransh said, “I solved the crossword yesterday.”
The given sentence is in indirect speech, to convert this sentence into direct speech we need to follow the following points:
- Inverted commas will be used.
- The reporting verb is in simple past tense i.e. 'said', hence, it will remain unchanged.
- In the reporting speech, change the past perfect tense form i.e. 'had solved' into past tense form i.e. 'solved' when converting into direct speech.
- Next, the second person pronoun 'he' will be changed to first person pronoun 'I' in direct speech.
- 'The previous day' will be changed into 'yesterday'.
After following these steps, we got the direct speech as: Saaransh said, “I solved the crossword yesterday.”
Hence, the correct answer is Option 4 i.e. Saaransh said, “I solved the crossword yesterday.”