Select the correct option for the Direct Speech conversion of the sentence below.
He commented that the policy's efficacy would remain conjectual until longitudinal data accured.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. He commented, "The policy's efficacy efficacy will remain conjectual until longitudinal data accure."
Changes required:
Punctuation: A comma is used after the reporting verb and the sentence is put inside inverted commas (“__”).
Tense: The verb changes from “would remain” in indirect speech to “will remain” in direct speech.
Pronoun: The sentence structure remains mostly same as there is no change in person required.
Others: The phrase “until longitudinal data accured” changes to “until longitudinal data accure” to match the original statement form.
Converted sentence: He commented, "The policy's efficacy efficacy will remain conjectual until longitudinal data accure."
Hence, the chosen option is correct.