Select the option that expresses the given sentence in Direct Speech,
She told me that | should have been more careful.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
Conversion from indirect speech to direct speech:
Verb Tense: The modal verb "should have been" indicates a past obligation or advice that wasn't followed. In direct speech, this modal phrase remains the same.
Pronoun Change: The pronoun "I" in the indirect speech refers to the person being spoken to, so it changes to "You" in direct speech.
Reporting Verb: While the original uses "told me," "said" is a standard alternative in direct speech options when the listener isn't explicitly named inside the quotation marks.
Direct speech: She said, "You should have been more careful."