Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.
He regretted the mistake he had made in his calculations.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 4 i.e He said, “I regret the mistake I made in my calculations.”.
Given sentence: He regretted the mistake he had made in his calculations.
The past definite tense will be changed to the present simple tense.
'That' is replaced by a comma and inverted commas.
The pronoun "he" is replaced by "I" accordingly.
"His" gets converted by "my".
So, the final sentence is:
He said, “I regret the mistake I made in my calculations.”.