Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
My sister suggested that we go for a walk in the fresh air.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 4 i.e. My sister said, “Let us go for a walk in the fresh air".
The given sentence is in indirect speech, to convert this sentence into direct speech we need to follow the following points:
- 'That' will be omitted and Inverted commas will be used.
- When the sentence suggest indirect commands, requests, advice, it is usually expressed by a verb of command/request/advice/suggestion. Therefore, the reporting verb suggested is changed to 'said' and in the reporting speech the word 'Let' is used.
- The pronoun 'us' will be changed to 'we' in the direct speech.
- In the reporting speech, the present tense form i.e. 'walk' of the main verb remains unchanged.
After following these steps, we got the direct speech as: My sister said, “Let us go for a walk in the fresh air".
Hence, the correct answer is Option 4 i.e. My sister said, “Let us go for a walk in the fresh air".