Question : Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.

She suggested that we should distribute food among the needy.

Option 1: She ordered, "Distribute food among the needy."

Option 2: She said, "Let them distribute food among the needy."

Option 3: She said, "Let us distribute food among the needy."

Option 4: She said, "We could distribute food among the needy."


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Correct Answer: She said, "Let us distribute food among the needy."


Solution : The third option is the correct choice.

Narration Conversion:

  • The verb suggested is changed to said in the direct form.
  • She remains the same, as the subject pronoun is retained.
  • The phrase that we should distribute is changed to the imperative form let us distribute.
  • The words of the speaker are enclosed in quotation marks.

Therefore, the correct sentence is: She said, "Let us distribute food among the needy."

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