Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.
A worker told his companion that he was totally exhausted and couldn’t walk anymore.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. A worker said to his companion, “I am totally exhausted and cannot walk anymore.”.
To convert the sentence from indirect to direct speech:
Revert the reporting verb, change "told" to "said to" or just "said."
Direct speech should use the exact words spoken, so change "was" to "am" and "couldn't" to "can’t" to reflect the original speech as if spoken in the present moment.
Enclose the direct speech in quotation marks.
Thus, the direct form is 'A worker said to his companion, “I am totally exhausted and cannot walk anymore.”'