Choose the option that is the correct direct form of the sentence.

He said that he would be taking a leave of absence for two weeks as there had been a death in his family.

He said, "I will be taking a leave of absence for two weeks as there has been a death in my family".

The correct direct form of the sentence is He said, "I will be taking a leave of absence for two weeks as there has been a death in my family."

The other options are incorrect:

• "He said "I am going to take a leave for two weeks as there had been a death in my family"." is incorrect because the verb tense is incorrect. The direct speech sentence should be in the present tense, not the present progressive tense.
• "He said, "I would be taking a leave of absence for 2 weeks as there been a death in my family"" is incorrect because the grammar is incorrect. The phrase "there been" should be "there has been".
• "He said "I will be taking a leave of absence for two week as there is a death in my family"." is incorrect because the verb tense is incorrect. The direct speech sentence should be in the present tense, not the future tense.