Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
The guard told the children to stay away from the flower beds.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. The guard said, “Children, stay away from the flower beds.”
- In the given sentence, the reporting verb "told" changes to "said". Because direct speech is the narrative of the first person.
- 'that' will be replaced by a comma and inverted commas.
- The tense will remain unchanged while converting the sentence to its direct form.
The correct direct form of the given word is:
The guard said, “Children, stay away from the flower beds.”