Choose the correct option which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. The teacher said, "Let the boy go home."

The teacher said that the boy may be allowed to go home. The teacher said that the boy might be allowed to go home. The teacher said that the boy can be allowed to go home. The teacher said that the boy would be allowed to go home.

The teacher said that the boy might be allowed to go home.

The correct answer is Option (2) - The teacher said that the boy might be allowed to go home.