Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
He clarified that he wasn’t the one to send the controversial news to the newspaper.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3, i.e. He said, "I wasn’t the one to send the controversial news to the newspaper."
Changes required:
Conjunction – Removed in direct speech.
Pronoun – he becomes I (as the speaker is talking about himself).
Tense – wasn’t stays the same in direct speech (as it is already in past tense).
Converted sentence: He said, "I wasn’t the one to send the controversial news to the newspaper."
Hence, the chosen option will be correct.