Choose the correct option which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

I said, "good-bye, my beloved friends"

I bade my beloved friends good-bye.

The correct answer is Option (1) - I bade my beloved friends good-bye.

• In direct speech, the sentence is:"I said, 'Good-bye, my beloved friends.'"
• When converting to indirect speech, "said" is often replaced by "bade" when referring to saying farewell.

Analysis of Options:

1. "I bade my beloved friends good-bye."
   
   • Correct usage of "bade" (past tense of "bid"), which means to say farewell.
2. "I wished my beloved friends good-bye."
   
   • "Wish" is not the correct verb for saying goodbye.
3. "I bided to my beloved friends good-bye."
   
   • "Bided" is incorrect as it means to wait.
4. "I said good-bye to my beloved friends."
   
   • While grammatically correct, it does not follow the standard transformation of direct to indirect speech in formal English.