Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.
The sports teacher told the Principal that if their school wanted to start a sports club they would need to buy some cricket kits, basketballs and footballs initially
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. The sports teacher said to the Principal, “If our school wants to start a sports club we will need to buy some cricket kits, basketballs and footballs initially.”.
"Told" is converted to "said to" to accurately represent direct speech.
"Their" changes to "our" to reflect the direct speech.
"They" changes to "we" to show that the sports teacher is referring to their own school.
"Wanted" changes to "wants" and "would need" changes to "will need" to reflect the future intent in direct speech.
The direct speech is enclosed in quotation marks to indicate the exact words spoken.
The most appropriate direct form of the given sentence is 'The sports teacher said to the Principal, "If our school wants to start a sports club, we will need to buy some cricket kits, basketballs, and footballs initially."'