Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct voice.
The young artist confidently announced that she could paint a masterpiece if she were given enough time.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The original sentence is in indirect speech. To convert it to direct speech, the tense is shifted back from the past tense ('could paint', 'were given') to the present tense ('can paint', 'am given') within the quotation marks. The pronoun 'she' changes to 'I' as the artist is speaking in the first person.
Option A correctly applies these rules.