Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
Little Sam requested to let him rest there.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Little Sam said, “Let me rest here.”
The given sentence is in indirect speech: Little Sam requested to let him rest there.
To change it to direct speech, we:
Keep the subject 'Little Sam' the same.
Convert requested to let him → said, “Let me” (pronoun him changes to me in direct speech).
Change there → here because the speech is now from the speaker’s point of view.
Why other options are incorrect:
Option 1: Let us rest here changes the meaning from individual request ('let me') to group request ('let us').
Option 3: Let me be resting here is grammatically odd and changes the tense/meaning.
Option 4: Do rest here is an invitation, not a request for oneself.