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      Question

      Rewrite the sentence in Direct Speech. The

      officer told his peon that he was not efficient.
      A The officer said to his peon, ‘You were not efficient’ Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      B The officer said to his peon, ‘You are not efficient’ Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      C The officer said to his peon, ‘You not efficient’ Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      D The officer said to his peon, ‘You have not been efficient’ Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

      Solution

      told is used when two people are mentioned in the reporting speech told is converted to said in the direct speech. Indirect speech  always undergoes a reverse backshift in tense and so was  which is in past  tense will be converted into are  which is in present tense. So final sentence is The officer said to his peon you are not efficient.

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