Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
She told the car mechanic that her car was giving very low mileage.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. She said to the car mechanic, “My car is giving very low mileage.”
The following rules are followed while changing into direct speech.
- The verb is converted into reporting verb i.e. in this case told into said to.
- Conjuntion i.e. that will be replaced by quotation marks.
- Change past tense into present tense.
Thus, the correct sentence would be She said to the car mechanic, “My car is giving very low mileage.”