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Select the option that correctly expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
Ramu said that the dog had died in the evening.

  1. A
    Ramu said, "The dog die in the evening."
  2. B
    Ramu said, "The dog died in the evening."
  3. C
    Ramu said, "The dog have died in the evening."
  4. D
    Ramu said, "The dog was died in the evening."

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

When transforming indirect speech to direct speech, the past perfect tense ('had died') changes back to the simple past tense ('died') if the reporting verb is in the past tense ('said'). Therefore, option B correctly captures the original tense relationship.

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Select the option that correctly expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
Ramu said that the dog had died in the evening.
A
Ramu said, "The dog die in the evening."
B
Ramu said, "The dog died in the evening."
C
Ramu said, "The dog have died in the evening."
D
Ramu said, "The dog was died in the evening."

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