Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.
The officer informed his boss that his men were leaving the next day by plane.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. The officer said to his boss, “My men are leaving tomorrow by plane.”
- The reporting verb has an object.
- Verb 'informed' will be changed into 'said to'.
- The first person pronoun will be changed according to the subject of the reporting verb.
- Therefore, his will be changed into 'my'
- were leaving will be used into are leaving.
- The next day will be changed into tomorrow
- The conjunctions "that" will be replaced with a comma and an inverted comma.
The correct form of direct speech is-
The officer said to his boss, “My men are leaving tomorrow by plane.”