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    Question

    Select the option that expresses the given sentence in

    direct speech. The traveller said that he had come a long way off.
    A The traveller said, "He had come a long way off." Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B The traveller said, "I am coming a long way off." Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C The traveller told, "He has come a long way off." Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D The traveller said, "I have come a long way off." Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    When the reporting verb is in the past tense, the present perfect tense in the reported speech is changed to the past perfect tense.

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