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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech. She said she was seeing her brother the following day.
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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
She said she was seeing her brother the following day.

A.

She said, “I am seeing my brother tomorrow.”

B.

She says, “I will see my brother tomorrow.”

C.

She said, “I was seeing my brother tomorrow.”

D.

She said, "I should see my brother tomorrow.”

Correct option is A

The correct direct speech of the given sentence is "She said, 'I am seeing my brother tomorrow.'"
Rules for converting indirect to direct speech:
· Past tense ("was seeing") changes to present continuous ("am seeing").
· "The following day" in indirect speech changes to "tomorrow" in direct speech.
· No change in pronouns.
Example:
· Indirect: He said he was leaving the next day.
· Direct: He said, "I am leaving tomorrow."

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