Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
The Colonel said that it gave him great pleasure to be there that evening.
- AThe Colonel said, "It gives me great pleasure to be here this evening."
- BThe Colonel said, "It gave me great pleasure to be there that evening."
- CThe Colonel says, "It gives me great pleasure to be there that evening."
- DThe Colonel said, "It gave him great pleasure to be there that evening."
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
When converting from indirect to direct speech:
that is removed and replaced with quotes.
The simple past tense gave changes back to the simple present tense gives.
The pronoun him changes back to the first-person me.
The adverb there changes back to here.
that evening changes back to this evening.
Hence, Option A is correct.
that is removed and replaced with quotes.
The simple past tense gave changes back to the simple present tense gives.
The pronoun him changes back to the first-person me.
The adverb there changes back to here.
that evening changes back to this evening.
Hence, Option A is correct.