Question : Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.
Anju told her brother that she was going to bake a cake for him that day.
Option 1: Anju said to her brother, "I am going to bake a cake for him tomorrow."
Option 2: Anju said to her brother, "She is going to bake a cake for you today."
Option 3: Anju said to her brother, "I am going to bake a cake for you today."
Option 4: Anju said to her brother, "She was going to bake a cake for him today."
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Correct Answer: Anju said to her brother, "I am going to bake a cake for you today."
Solution : The correct answer is the third option.
In transforming a sentence from reported speech to direct speech, it is essential to adjust the pronouns and verb tenses appropriately.
The steps of conversion are as follows:
- The reporting verb "told" is changed to "said".
- The third person pronoun "she" is changed to the first person pronoun "I".
- The past continuous tense "was going" is changed to the present continuous tense "am going".
- The time phrase "that day" is changed to "today".
- The words of the speaker are enclosed in the inverted commas.
Therefore, the direct speech would be: Anju said to her brother, "I am going to bake a cake for you today."
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