Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
I said that when it stopped drizzling we would have to start digging again.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. I said, “When it stops drizzling we must start digging again.”
In direct speech, you report what someone said exactly as they said it.
So, the original sentence, "I said that when it stopped drizzling we would have to start digging again," is transformed into the first person in the reporting clause, "I said," followed by the exact words spoken, enclosed in single quotation marks (' ').
The option uses "must" to express necessity, which closely reflects the original sentence's meaning, where "would have to" implies necessity. This maintains the intended meaning of the statement.
Hence, the correct sentence would be When it stops drizzling we must start digging again.