Correct option is A
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.
Direct Speech: David said, “Don’t worry Frank. I will bring you up to date when I meet you next.”
Reported Speech (Correct Transformation): David told Frank not to worry as he would bring him up to date when he met him next.
· "Don’t worry" becomes "not to worry" (infinitive form for the command).
· "I will" becomes "he would" (future to conditional shift for reporting the future intention).
· "you" shifts to "him" and "I" shifts to "he" (pronoun changes reflecting the speaker and listener's perspective).
· The sense of immediacy in the original speech is preserved in the narration but adjusted to reflect the narrative context.
This conversion ensures that the reported speech is grammatically correct and accurately reflects the original message's intent and content.