Select the option that expresses the given sentence in Direct to Indirect Speech.
He said, "I must reach early."
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
To convert the direct speech sentence "He said, 'I must reach early'" into indirect speech, we should follow these rules:
Pronoun change: "I" changes to "he" to match the subject of the reporting verb.
Verb change: In indirect speech, the modal verb "must" (expressing obligation) usually changes to "had to" when the reporting verb is in the past tense.
The correct indirect speech is:
He said that he had to reach early.