Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
Mother said that when we pluck a flower it dies so we should let it beautify the world as long as it lives.
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 4 i.e. Mother said, “When we pluck a flower it dies so we should let it beautify the world as long as it lives".
The given sentence is in indirect speech, to convert this sentence into direct speech we need to follow the following points:
- 'That' will be omitted and Inverted commas will be used.
- The reporting verb is in simple past tense i.e. 'said', hence, it will remain unchanged.
- Since the tense in the reporting speech is in present tense, none of the verbs are changed.
After following these steps, we got the direct speech as: Mother said, “When we pluck a flower it dies so we should let it beautify the world as long as it lives".
Hence, the correct answer is Option 4 i.e. Mother said, “When we pluck a flower it dies so we should let it beautify the world as long as it lives".