Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

"Doctor", the patient cried, “please tell me how much time I have."

The patient pleaded with the doctor to tell her how much time she had.

The correct indirect form of the given sentence is:

The patient pleaded with the doctor to tell her how much time she had.

The other options are incorrect for the following reasons:

• The patient pleaded the doctor how much time she will have. The verb "will have" suggests that the doctor is telling the patient about a future event, but the original dialogue is about a request.
• The patient exclaimed to the doctor that how much time she had. The reporting verb "exclaimed" is not typically used to report requests or pleas.
• The patient cried to the doctor that how much time had she. The word order is incorrect. The correct word order is "how much time had she".