English Language · Direct and Indirect Speech
Choose the option that is the most appropriate conversion of the following sentence into Direct Speech: He said that by the time she arrived, the guests had already started leaving.
- 1He said, 'By the time she arrived, the guests had already started to leave.'
- 2He said, 'By the time she arrived, the guests had already started leaving.'✓
- 3He said, 'By the time she had arrived, the guests had already started leaving.'
- 4He said, 'By the time she has arrived, the guests were already leaving.'
Correct answer
He said, 'By the time she arrived, the guests had already started leaving.'
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