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Question : Choose the option that is the correct direct form of the sentence.
She said that she would not be coming to the school that day.

Option 1: She had said "She must not be coming to the school today".

Option 2: She said, "You will not be coming to the school today".

Option 3: She said, "I may not come to the school tomorrow."

Option 4: She said, "I will not be coming to the school today.".


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Correct Answer: She said, "I will not be coming to the school today.".


Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.

Direct speech reports the message of the speaker in the exact words as spoken by him.

The steps of conversion are as follows:

  • The reporting verb "said" remains unchanged.
  • The modal "would" is changed to its present form "will".
  • The third-person pronoun "she" is changed to the first-person pronoun "I".
  • The time expression "that day" is changed to "today".
  • The words of the speaker are enclosed in the inverted commas.

Therefore, the correct direct form of the given sentence is: She said, "I will not be coming to the school today."

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