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Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.

He told me that I could eat from his plate.

Option 1: He said, "You can eat from my plate."

Option 2: He said to me, "Can you eat from my plate?"

Option 3: He said, "I can eat from my plate."

Option 4: He said to me, "You can eat from my plate."


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Correct Answer: He said to me, "You can eat from my plate."


Solution : The fourth option is the correct choice.

The steps of conversion are as follows:

  • The reporting verb "told" is changed to "said".
  • The first-person pronoun "I" is changed to the second-person pronoun "you".
  • The modal "could" is changed to its present form, "can".
  • The third-person pronoun "his" is changed to the first-person pronoun "my".
  • The words of the speaker are enclosed in the inverted commas.

Therefore, the correct answer is: He said to me, "You can eat from my plate."

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