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Select the correct direct form of the given sentence. Anu said that she wanted to see if she could do a back-flip.
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Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.
Anu said that she wanted to see if she could do a back-flip.

A.

Anu said, “I wanted to see her doing a back-flip.”

B.

Anu said, “I want to see if I can do a back-flip.”

C.

Anu said, “I want to do a back-flip if I can.”

D.

Anu said, “Let her see if I could do a back-flip.”

Correct option is B


The correct direct form of the given sentence is (b) Anu said, “I want to see if I can do a back-flip.”
Direct speech- Direct speech, also known as quoted speech or direct quotation, is a way of reporting someone's exact words.
Indirect speech- Indirect speech, also known as reported speech or indirect quotation, is a way of reporting someone's words or thoughts indirectly, without using their exact words.
The following rules should be followed while converting an indirect speech to direct speech:
· Use the reporting verb such as (say, said to) in its correct tense.
· Put a comma before the statement and the first letter of the statement should be in capital letter.
· Insert question mark, quotation marks, exclamation mark and full stop, based on the mood of the sentence.
· Remove the Conjunctions like (that, to, if or whether) wherever necessary.
· Where the reporting verb is in past tense in indirect, change it to present tense in the direct speech.
· Change the past perfect tense either into present perfect tense or past tense, as necessary.
· Pronouns will be changed accordingly.
The reported speech is in past tense, so the direct form should be in present tense, retaining the original intent and first-person perspective.

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