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A sentence is provided in indirect speech. From the four given options, choose the one that most accurately conveys the sentence in its corresponding direct speech. He mused that, were the glacier to retreat another kilometer, the valley ecosystem could irrevocably shift.
- 1He mused, 'If the glacier retreats another kilometre, the valley ecosystem could irrevocably shift.'
- 2He mused, 'Were the glacier to retreat another kilometre, the valley ecosystem could irrevocably shift.'✓
- 3He said, 'If glacier retreated another kilometre, ecosystem would shift.'
- 4He mused, 'Had the glacier retreated another kilometre, ecosystem could shift.'
Correct answer
He mused, 'Were the glacier to retreat another kilometre, the valley ecosystem could irrevocably shift.'
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