Select the option that expresses the given sentence in Direct Speech.
She said that she could have passed the exam.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
Transformation from Indirect to Direct Speech
Modal Verbs: In reported speech, certain modal verbs like could have, should have, might have, and would have do not change their form when moving between direct and indirect speech.
Pronoun Change: The third-person pronoun she in the indirect speech's subordinate clause refers back to the speaker. Therefore, it changes to the first-person pronoun I in direct speech.
Punctuation: Direct speech requires the speaker's words to be enclosed in quotation marks, preceded by a comma.
Direct speech: She said, "I could have passed the exam."