Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct voice. The student, with a confused look, asked the librarian how he could find a book on medieval history.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The original sentence is in indirect speech: "The student... asked the librarian how he could find a book on medieval history." To convert this to direct speech, the reported question must be put back into the speaker's original words, enclosed in quotation marks.
The reporting verb "asked" is maintained.
The conjunction "how" is removed.
The pronoun "he" in the reported speech refers to the student. In direct speech, the student would use the first-person pronoun "I".
The modal verb "could" in reported speech (past tense) reverts to its present tense form, "can", in direct speech.
Hence, option ‘A’ is the correct answer.