Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
He told me that I could eat from his plate.

Correct option is D

Direct Speech: The exact words spoken by a person are quoted using quotation marks.
Indirect Speech: The spoken words are reported without quoting them exactly, often changing the tense and pronouns.
The correct direct speech is (d) He said to me, “You can eat from my plate.”
Explanation:
· “He told me that I could eat…” → reported speech of a permission.
· Direct form: “You can…” (changing “I could” back to “You can”).
· “Said to me” is used to reconstruct the original dialogue.
· Conversion Rule:
· Indirect: Subject + told + object + that + subject + could...
· Direct: Subject + said to + object, “You can...”
· Example:
· Indirect: She told me that I could take a seat.
· Direct: She said to me, “You can take a seat.”