Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
Hema told her friends that Rose was worried whether she would break her team's scoring record soon.
Option 1: Hema told her friends, "Rose is worried whether she would break her team's scoring record soon."
Option 2: Hema said to her friends, "Rose is worried whether she will break her team's scoring record soon."
Option 3: Hema said to her friends, "Rose was worried whether she will break her team's scoring record soon."
Option 4: Her friends said to Hema, "Rose was worried that she would break her team's scoring record soon."
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Correct Answer: Hema said to her friends, "Rose is worried whether she will break her team's scoring record soon."
Solution : The second option is the correct choice.
The given sentence is in indirect speech, and we need to convert it to direct speech.
When we change an indirect speech to a direct speech, we must follow these rules:
- The reported verb "told" is changed to "said to" in the reporting speech part.
- The helping verb "was" in the indirect part is changed to "is" in the direct speech part.
- The modal "would" in the indirect part is changed to "will" in the direct speech part.
- The connector "that" is used to connect the reporting clause to the main clause.
Thus, the correct answer is: Hema said to her friends, "Rose is worried whether she will break her team's scoring record soon ."
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