Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.
Aryan told me that I knew where to find him.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. Aryan said to me, “You know where to find me.”
Following steps should be followed to convert the given sentence into its direct form:
- Identify the reporting verb and its tense. In this case, the reporting verb is "told" and it is in the past tense.
- Identify the subject and object of the reporting verb. In this case, the subject is "Aryan" and the object is "me."
- Identify the conjunction used to introduce the reported speech. In this case, the conjunction is "that."
- Change the tense of the reporting verb from past tense to present tense and place it before the reported speech. This step is not necessary if the reported speech is already in the present tense.
- Change the pronouns and possessive adjectives in the reported speech to reflect the subject and object of the reporting verb in the direct form.
- Remove the conjunction "that" and put the reported speech in quotation marks.
- Make any necessary changes to the tense, punctuation, and word order to make the sentence grammatically correct in the direct form.
Thus, the direct form would be:
Aryan said to me, "You know where to find me."