Select the option that expresses the given sentence in Direct Speech.
She said that she was learning French.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
Transformation from indirect speech to direct speech:
Tense Change: In indirect speech, the past continuous ("was learning") is used when the original direct speech was in the present continuous ("am learning").
Pronoun Shift: The third-person pronoun "she" in the indirect statement reverts to the first-person pronoun "I" to reflect the speaker's original words.
Punctuation: Direct speech requires the speaker's words to be enclosed in quotation marks and separated from the reporting verb ("said") by a comma.
Context: Because the reporting verb "said" is in the past tense, the present continuous "am learning" correctly backshifts to "was learning" when reported.
Direct speech: She said, "I am learning French."