Correct option is D
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.
Albert said to Tim that he was not sure his father would consider it a good idea to have him on the board of his company.
Rules for converting direct speech to indirect speech-
· When the reporting verb of direct speech is in past tense then all the present tenses are changed to the corresponding past tense in indirect speech.
· Reporting verbs such as ‘said/ said to’ changes to said, told.
· Comma inverted comma will be replaced with conjunction “That”.
· The
first person in direct speech
changes as per the subject of the speech.
· The
second person of direct speech
changes as per the object of reporting speech.
· The
third person of direct speech
doesn’t change.
Option (d) correctly shifts the sentence into indirect speech, adjusting the pronouns to reflect the conversation between Albert and Tim accurately.