Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.
She told the villagers that she would not rest till she had solved their water problem.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. She said to the villagers, “I will not rest till I have solved your water problem.”
- This option uses the first person 'I' in its direct form. According to the rules of narration, first and the second person can be used for direct speech whereas for indirect speech it is important to use the third person perspective.
- Secondly, this option uses 'have', which is the corresponding present tense of 'had' that is past tense.
- The rules of narration also state that the present tense in direct speech changes to it's corresponding past tense in indirect speech. If we look at the other options we can find these errors, like the usage of third person and incorrect tense.
- All these features make this option the correct answer.