Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct voice. The CEO announced that the company had lost a significant amount of revenue last year and that they were making difficult decisions to stay afloat.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
- we are making difficult decisions to stay afloat.'
- The original sentence is in indirect narration. To convert it to direct speech, the tense of the verbs and the time reference must revert to their original form from the speaker's perspective.
- 'had lost' (past perfect) in reported speech becomes 'lost' (simple past) in direct speech.
- 'were making' (past continuous) becomes 'are making' (present continuous).
- 'last year' remains the same as it is a specific time reference.
- 'they' (referring to the company) changes to 'we' as it is a direct quote from the CEO.
- Option A correctly applies these transformations.