Question : Choose the option that is the correct direct form of the sentence.
He said that he had taken French lessons on Duolingo.
Option 1: He said, “I have taken French lessons on Duolingo.”
Option 2: He said, “You took French lessons on Duolingo. “
Option 3: He says, “He has taken French lessons on Duolingo.”
Option 4: He said, "I take French lessons on Duolingo."
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Correct Answer: He said, “I have taken French lessons on Duolingo.”
Solution : The correct choice is the first option .
Direct speech is a form of speech or writing where the actual words spoken by a person are quoted within the quotation marks attributed by the speaker.
The steps of conversion are as follows:
- There would be no change in the reporting verb.
- The third-person pronoun "he" is changed to the first-person pronoun "I".
- The past perfect tense "had taken" is changed to the present perfect tense "have taken".
- The words of the speaker are enclosed in the inverted commas.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: He said, "I have taken French lessons on Duolingo."
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