Select the option that expresses the given sentence in Direct Speech.
I said that it was cold.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
Correct Answer: I said, "It is cold."
Explanation
• Tense Conversion: When converting indirect speech to direct speech with a past reporting verb (said), the simple past tense (was) shifts back to the simple present tense (is).
• Punctuation and Conjunction: The conjunction that is removed, a comma is added after the reporting verb, and the exact words are enclosed within quotation marks.
Quick Tip: In Direct-Indirect conversions: Simple Present (is/am/are) becomes Simple Past (was/were). When reversing to Direct speech, change was back to is.