Question : Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.
She said that she could not believe him.
Option 1: She said, “You cannot believe him.”
Option 2: She said, “I may not believe him.”
Option 3: She said, “I cannot believe him.”
Option 4: She says, “I could not believed him.”
Correct Answer: She said, “I cannot believe him.”
Solution : The correct option is the third option.
Explanation:
In the direct form, the reported speech is
directly quoted,
and the
pronouns
may change based on the context.
In this case, she (third-person) changes to "I" (first-person), and him remains unchanged.
The simple past tense changes to the simple present tense.
Therefore, the direct form of the given sentence is: She said, "I cannot believe him."
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