Select the option that expresses the given sentence in Direct Speech.
She said that she had never encountered such behavior.

Correct option is B

The correct direct speech is: She said, "I have never encountered such behavior."

• Rule (Indirect → Direct):
  • Remove the conjunction that.
  • Pronoun change: subject of reporting clause (“She”) → speaker’s first person I.
  • Tense reversal: Past Perfect (had + V3) in reported clause → Present Perfect (have/has + V3) in direct speech (since the original statement was a present-perfect experience).
  • Punctuation: add comma after the reporting verb and enclose the original words in quotation marks.
  • Time/negative words (e.g., never) remain unchanged unless context demands otherwise.

• Why B is correct:
  “I have never encountered” accurately reverses had never encountered to have never encountered, matching how the original speaker would express it.

• Why others are incorrect:
  A. “I never encounter” → Simple Present (habitual) ≠ Present Perfect (experience till now).
  C. “I was never encountering” → Past Continuous, wrong aspect.
  D. “I had never encountered” → Keeps Past Perfect; that would still be in indirect/backshifted form, not the original direct speech.