Choose the appropriate direct form of speech of the sentence given below:

He said that his master was writing letters:

(A) He said," My master was writing letters".
(B) He said,"My master has been writing letters".
(C) He said, "My master had been writing letters".
(D) He said," My master is writing letters".

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(D)

The correct answer is Option (1) → (D)

The correct answer is: (D) He said, "My master is writing letters".

When converting indirect speech to direct speech, we need to consider tense changes and pronoun adjustments:

• The reported sentence is: "He said that his master was writing letters."
• The verb "was writing" (past continuous) in indirect speech suggests that the original direct speech likely had "is writing" (present continuous).
• In direct speech, "his master" should revert to "my master" as the speaker originally referred to his own master.