Question : Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.
He regretted that he had been very careless.
Option 1: He said, "Alas, how careless have I been!"
Option 2: He said, "Ah! How careless I have been?"
Option 3: He said, "I am very careless."
Option 4: He said, "Oh, I am so careless."
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Correct Answer: He said, "Alas, how careless have I been!"
Solution : The first option is the correct answer.
Regretted is changed to said in the direct speech.
The speaker's words are enclosed within quotation marks.
The pronoun he is changed to I in the direct speech to reflect the shift from reported to direct speech.
The verb had been is transformed into have I been to maintain the meaning and structure.
Therefore, the correct answer is: He said, "Alas, how careless have I been!"
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