Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.
The captain told the crew that the ship had to reach London that night.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. The captain said to the crew, “The ship has to reach London tonight.”
- The reporting verb has an object.
- The past perfect tense is either changed to past tense or present perfect.
- that night will be changed into tonight.
- said to will be used in case of told.
- has will replace had.
- The conjunctions "that" will be replaced with a comma and an inverted comma.
The correct form of direct speech is-
The captain said to the crew, “The ship has to reach London tonight.”