Correct option is A
The correct expression in indirect speech is (a) "Rahul says that he goes to the gym daily."
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.
Rules for converting direct speech to indirect speech-
· In indirect speech, tenses
do not change if the words used within the quotes (‘’) talk of a habitual action or universal truth.
· The
tenses of direct speech do not change if the reporting verb is in the
future tense or
present tense.
· 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.
The direct speech "I go to the gym daily" is appropriately converted to indirect speech while maintaining the present tense to reflect an ongoing habit or routine. The pronoun "I" is correctly changed to "he" to suit the third-person narrative.