Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
Tom said that he had a strange experience the day before.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Tom said, “I had a strange experience yesterday.”
The original sentence is in reported (indirect) speech: Tom said that he had a strange experience the day before.
To convert it into direct speech, we use the exact words spoken by Tom.
“The day before” in indirect speech changes to “yesterday” in direct speech.
Option 1 correctly reflects this change and maintains the past tense “had.”
Option 2 changes the meaning and is an exclamation, not a report of speech.
Option 3 incorrectly uses “must have” and keeps “the day before,” which is wrong in direct speech.
Option 4 incorrectly uses future tense “will have,” which does not match the original meaning.