Select the appropriate option as to convert the following sentence into Direct Speech.
Agnes said that she would go and heat some milk.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → "I'll go and heat some milk", said Agnes
Indirect to direct speech:
| Change | Indirect | Direct | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reporting verb | Agnes said that | “ ”, said Agnes | “Said” is kept (it may come after the quoted words: “said Agnes”). “That” is removed and the inverted commas are put back. |
| Tense change | would | will (I’ll) | “Would” goes back to “will”, shortened to “I’ll”. “Go and heat some milk” stays the same. |
| Pronoun change | she | I | “She” (Agnes herself) becomes “I”. |
| Full sentence | Agnes said that she would go and heat some milk. | “I’ll go and heat some milk”, said Agnes |
Example: He said that he would come soon. → He said, “I will come soon.”
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: "I'll go and heat some milk", Agnes replied — Incorrect. The reporting verb is changed to "replied". The sentence says only that she said it, not that she answered anyone.
Option 2: "I'll come and heat some milk", Agnes spoke — Incorrect. "Go" is changed to "come", and "spoke" is not used to introduce quoted words.
Option 4: "I'll fetch and heat some milk", said Agnes — Incorrect. "Go" is changed to "fetch", which changes what she said she would do.