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Question : Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.
He said that he was sorry for all that.

Option 1: "I am sorry for all then.” He says.

Option 2: “I was sorry for all this.” He said.

Option 3: “I am sorry for all that.” He says.

Option 4: . “I am sorry for all this.” He said.


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Correct Answer: . “I am sorry for all this.” He said.


Solution : The correct option is the fourth option.

Explanation:

The direct form of reported speech involves directly quoting what someone said without any changes to the tense or pronouns used in the reported speech.

  • In the direct form, the pronoun he becomes I to reflect the speaker's original words.
  • The past tense "was" changes to the present tense "am" as the reported speech is transformed into direct speech.
  • The rest of the sentence remains unchanged, maintaining the phrase "sorry for all this" within the quotation marks.

Therefore, the direct form would be: "I am sorry for all this." He said.

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