In the following question, a sentence has been given in Indirect Speech. Choose the correct Direct Speech form.
The analyst stated that inflation could have been controlled if monetary policies had been revised earlier.

Correct option is A

The correct direct speech is (a).
Explain the rules of conversion in detail:
· Remove the conjunction that and restore quotation marks after the reporting verb.
· Since the reported content expresses a Type-3 conditional (past perfect in the if-clause + modal perfect could have been in the main clause), the tense remains the same when reconstructing Direct Speech.
· Pronouns/time words require no change here; the sentence is general and not deictic.
· Structure:
· Indirect: [Reporting verb (past)] + that + [reported clause].
· Direct: [Reporting verb] + , “ [same clause as original statement] ”.
· Example: Indirect: She said that the project could have succeeded if we had started earlier. → Direct: She said, “The project could have succeeded if we had started earlier.”