Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct voice.
The student told his friend that he had to go home that day because he had been feeling unwell since the day before, and his parents were waiting for him.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
parents are waiting for me,' the student said to his friend.
The reported speech 'The student told his friend that he had to go home that day because he had been feeling unwell since the day before, and his parents were waiting for him' is converted to direct speech by reversing the changes in tense, pronouns, and time expressions:
'had to go' becomes 'have to go' (present tense).
'that day' becomes 'today'.
'he' becomes 'I'.
'had been feeling unwell' becomes 'was feeling unwell' (past continuous tense, as the action was ongoing).
'the day before' becomes 'yesterday'.
'his parents were waiting for him' becomes 'my parents are waiting for me'.
Option A correctly applies all these reversals.