Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
Anant said that he was feeling sleepy.
- AAnant said, “He was feeling sleepy.”
- BAnant said, “I was feeling sleepy.”
- C“I was feeling sleepy,” says Anant.
- DAnant said, “I am feeling sleepy.”
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
When converting indirect speech to direct speech, the tense and pronouns change back accordingly:
The reporting verb said remains the same.
The conjunction that is removed and replaced by commas and inverted commas.
The pronoun he (referring to Anant) changes to the first-person pronoun I.
The past continuous tense was feeling changes back into the present continuous tense am feeling.
Thus, the direct speech is: Anant said, “I am feeling sleepy.”
The reporting verb said remains the same.
The conjunction that is removed and replaced by commas and inverted commas.
The pronoun he (referring to Anant) changes to the first-person pronoun I.
The past continuous tense was feeling changes back into the present continuous tense am feeling.
Thus, the direct speech is: Anant said, “I am feeling sleepy.”