Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.

Netra says that the flowers look beautiful.

Netra says, “The flowers look beautiful.”

The correct option is:

Netra says, "The flowers look beautiful."

The other options are incorrect:

• Netra says, "The flowers looks beautiful." This is incorrect because the verb "looks" is in the singular form, but the subject "flowers" is plural.
• Netra said, "The flowers are looking beautiful." This is incorrect because the reporting verb is "says", which is in the present tense.
• Netra says, "The flower have looked beautiful." This is incorrect because the verb "have looked" is in the past perfect tense, but the speaker is talking about something that is happening now.