Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct voice.
He said that he had finished his work.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The original sentence 'He said that he had finished his work' is in the indirect speech.
To convert it to direct speech, the tense and pronouns must revert to their original form within quotation marks.
The reporting verb 'said' is in the past tense.
In indirect speech, the present perfect tense ('I have finished my work') changes to the past perfect tense ('he had finished his work').
The pronoun 'he' within the reported clause refers to the speaker, so it becomes 'I' in direct speech.
The possessive adjective 'his' referring to the speaker's work becomes 'my' in direct speech.
Therefore, the correct direct speech form is, 'I have finished my work.'