Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct voice.
The old woman told the children that they should always be kind to animals and that she had been doing so her entire life.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
have been doing so my entire life."
The original sentence in indirect speech is: "The old woman told the children that they should always be kind to animals and that she had been doing so her entire life."
To convert this to direct speech:
"told the children that they should always be kind to animals" becomes "You should always be kind to animals,"
"and that she had been doing so her entire life" becomes "and I have been doing so my entire life." (The past perfect continuous "had been doing" in indirect speech typically reverts to the present perfect continuous "have been doing" in direct speech when the reporting verb is in the past tense).