Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect voice.
The captain said, 'We have been sailing in these choppy waters for two days, and we expect that the storm, which is now on the horizon, will hit us in a few hours.'
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The sentence requires several changes to convert from direct to indirect voice:
The reporting verb 'said' indicates the past tense, so the reported speech tenses must shift to the past.
'We have been sailing' changes to 'they had been sailing' (present perfect continuous to past perfect continuous).
'We expect' changes to 'they expected'.
'Will hit' changes to 'would hit'.
'These choppy waters' changes to 'those choppy waters'.
'Now on the horizon' changes to 'then on the horizon'.