Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct voice.
The manager told the employees that their hard work had been noticed and that they would be given a bonus at the end of the quarter, which would be an acknowledgement of their dedication.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The original sentence is in reported speech. To convert it to direct speech, the tense and pronouns must be reverted to their original form.
'The manager told the employees' becomes 'the manager said to the employees'.
'their hard work had been noticed' becomes 'Your hard work has been noticed'. The past perfect tense in reported speech (had been noticed) reverts to the present perfect tense (has been noticed) in direct speech. The pronoun 'their' becomes 'your'.
'they would be given' becomes 'you will be given'. The conditional tense (would be given) reverts to the future tense (will be given). The pronoun 'they' becomes 'you'.
'which would be an acknowledgement' becomes 'which will be an acknowledgement'.
Option (A) correctly makes these changes.