Choose the option that is in the direct form of the sentence Hitesh told me…
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Choose the option that is in the direct form of the sentence
Hitesh told me that he couldn’t pick my call as he had been driving.
- A.
Hitesh said to me, "He couldn't pick my call as I was driving".
- B.
Hitesh told to me, "I couldn't pick my call as I had been driving."
- C.
Hitesh said to me, "I couldn't pick your call as I was driving "
- D.
Hitesh told me, "I couldn't pick your call as he was driving."
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Correct answer: C
Direct sentence: Hitesh said to me, "I couldn't pick your call as I was driving."
Why this is correct:
Replace the reporting conjunction with a comma and include the quotation marks for direct speech; use a reporting verb such as "said to me" or "told me".
Change pronouns to match the speaker: the third-person "he" becomes first-person "I" (because Hitesh is speaking).
Adjust possessive adjectives from the reporter's perspective: "my call" in reported speech becomes "your call" in the direct speech uttered to you.
Tense: "had been driving" in reported speech is most naturally rendered as "was driving" in the direct sentence here, so the clause reads "I was driving."
Check punctuation and capitalization: include a comma before the opening quotation mark and close the quotation properly.