Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the direct speech.
The manager said that he would be on leave the next day.

Option 1: The manager has said, "I will be on leave tomorrow".

Option 2: The manager said, "I would be on leave that day".

Option 3: The manager has said, "He will be on leave today".

Option 4: The manager said, "I will be on leave tomorrow".


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Correct Answer: The manager said, "I will be on leave tomorrow".


Solution : The fourth option is correct.

Narration conversion:

  1. Said remains unchanged in indirect speech.
  2. Quotation marks are added.
  3. "He" (third-person pronoun) is changed to "I" (first person pronoun).
  4. "The next day" is changed to "tomorrow".

Therefore, the correct answer is, The manager said, "I will be on leave tomorrow."

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