Question : Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.
The doctor exclaimed with relief that he didn’t need to go out in the rain.
Option 1: The doctor said, “Thank God! I needn’t go out in the rain.”
Option 2: The doctor said with relief, “He didn’t needed to go out in the rain.”
Option 3: The doctor exclaimed, “Oh, I don’t have to go out in the rain!”
Option 4: The doctor said relieved, “I needn’t to go out in the rain.”
Correct Answer: The doctor said, “Thank God! I needn’t go out in the rain.”
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
The direct form of a sentence typically involves the direct quoting of someone's words or thoughts without any alteration.
The steps of conversion are as follows:
- The introductory phrase "The doctor exclaimed with relief that" would be changed to "The doctor said, "Thank God!"".
- The pronoun "he" changes to "I" to reflect the doctor's first-person perspective in the reported statement.
- The verb tense "didn't need" becomes needn't" to retain the original tense.
- The sentence structure changes to a direct statement within quotation marks to reflect the doctor's exact words.
Therefore, the direct form would be: " The doctor said, “Thank God! I needn’t go out in the rain.”
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