Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.
She demanded of her younger brother why he had taken her paints without her permission.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. She said to her younger brother angrily, “Why have you taken my paints without my permission?”.
The original sentence is in reported (indirect) speech and includes the main clause "She demanded of her younger brother" followed by the subordinate clause "why he had taken her paints without her permission."
To convert it into direct speech, we need to revert the reported question to its original question form.
Since the sentence suggests that she was angry, the word "angrily" is included to maintain the original tone.
The most appropriate direct form of the given sentence is "She said to her younger brother angrily, 'Why have you taken my paints without my permission?'"
Thus, the correct direct form captures the exact words she used and the tone implied in the indirect speech.