Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.
Rahul told me he didn’t have time to go to the dispensary as he was getting late for the office.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Rahul said to me, “I don’t have time to go to the dispensary as I am getting late for the office.”.
To convert the sentence from indirect speech to direct speech, we need to:
Revert the reporting verb ("told") to a reporting phrase like "said to."
Change the past tense in the indirect speech to the present tense, reflecting the original spoken words.
Ensure the pronouns are correctly adjusted from the third person to the first person to reflect direct speech.
Therefore, the direct form is "Rahul said to me, 'I don’t have time to go to the dispensary as I am getting late for the office.'"