Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.
The captain said that the crew had to leave the ship at Liverpool.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. The captain said, “The crew has to leave the ship at Liverpool.”
- The given sentence is in the past perfect tense, further will be changed to present perfect tense during conversion.
- The reporting verb has no object.
- Verb 'said' will remain unchanged.
- The verb 'has' will be changed to 'had'
- The conjunctions "that" will be replaced with a comma and an inverted comma.
The correct form of direct speech is-
The captain said, “The crew has to leave the ship at Liverpool.”