Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.
The traveller said that he had come a long way off.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4, i.e. The traveller said, “I have come a long way off.”
- The tense is accurate as according to the rules of narration this option uses the corresponding present tense of the action that was mentioned in past tense in the indirect form of speech. Moreover, the person has also been changed to the first person perspective, hence making the statement completely accurate.