Select the option that is the direct form of the sentence.
Dhiraj said that he had been to Goa the previous year also.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The direct form of the sentence "Dhiraj said that he had been to Goa the previous year also" is: Dhiraj said, "I had been to Goa the previous year also."
Here's why:
- We need to convert the reported speech (indirect speech) into spoken words (direct speech).
- In indirect speech, pronouns are shifted to the third person ("he" instead of "I"). In direct speech, we switch back to the original pronoun used by the speaker ("I").
- The tense of the verb "had been" remains the same as it indicates an action completed before another past action (referring to a time before he spoke).
Therefore, the most accurate direct form retains "I" and uses the past perfect tense "had been."