Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
She said that she was going to the theatre then.
Option 1: She said, "I am going to the theatre now."
Option 2: She said, "She goes to the theatre now."
Option 3: She said, "She has gone to the theatre now."
Option 4: She said, "I go to the theatre then."
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Correct Answer: She said, "I am going to the theatre now."
Solution : The first option is the correct choice.
The given sentence is an indirect speech, and we need to convert it into a direct speech.
We follow these rules in indirect and direct speech:
- The reporting verb "said" remains the same in the indirect speech part.
- The pronoun "she" (third-person pronoun) changes to 'l' (first-person pronoun) in the direct speech.
- If the indirect speech is written in the past continuous tense, then we have to change it to the present continuous in the direct speech.
- The verb "was going" in the indirect speech is changed to "am going" in the direct speech.
- "Then" changes to "now" in the direct speech.
Therefore, the correct answer is: She said, "I am going to the theatre now ."
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