Select the option that expresses the given sentence in Direct to Indirect Speech.
She said, "O that I were a bird!"
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The sentence [She said, "O that I were a bird!"] is an optative sentence expressing a strong, hypothetical wish.
Correct Option: She said that she wished she were a bird.
Explanation:
When changing an exclamatory or optative sentence starting with "O that..." into indirect speech, the reporting verb "said" is typically changed to "wished." The phrase "O that" is replaced by "wished that," and the subjective mood ("were") is retained to indicate the hypothetical nature of the wish.