Select the correct option for the Direct Speech conversion of the sentence below.
He asserted that the cryptographic protocol might have resisted the attack had entropy been truly random.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. He asserted, 'Had entropy been truly random, the cryptographic protocol might have resisted the attack.'
Changes required:
- Reporting Verb: “asserted” remains unchanged in direct speech.
- Conjunction: The conjunction “that” is removed and inverted commas are added.
- Tense: The tense structure remains the same because the sentence is converted from indirect to direct speech without altering meaning.
- Sentence Structure: The conditional structure “had entropy been truly random” is correctly retained in direct speech form.
Converted sentence: He asserted, 'Had entropy been truly random, the cryptographic protocol might have resisted the attack.'
Hence, the chosen option is correct.