Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.

The secretary assures the audience that he/she is going to help them.

The secretary says to the audience, “I am going to help you.”

The correct direct form of the given sentence is:

The secretary says to the audience, “I am going to help you.”

This is because direct speech is the exact words that someone spoke. In the direct form, the subject and tense of the verb do not change.

The other options are incorrect because they change the direct form of the sentence in some way:

• The secretary said to the audience, “I am going to help you.” - This sentence changes the present tense to the past tense.
• The secretary says to the audience, “I was going to help you.” - This sentence changes the present tense to the past tense and adds the modal verb "was."
• The secretary says to the audience, “I will be going to help you.” - This sentence is grammatically incorrect.