Question : Choose the option that is the correct direct form of the sentence.

He said that he would be taking a leave of absence for two weeks as there had been a death in his family.
Option 1: He said, "I will be taking a leave of absence for two weeks as there has been a death in my family."
Option 2: He said, "I would be taking a leave of absence for 2 weeks as there been a death in my family."
Option 3: He said "I will be taking a leave of absence for two week as there is a death in my family."
Option 4: He said "I am going to take a leave for two weeks as there had been a death in my family."

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Question : Choose the option that is the correct direct form of the sentence.

He said that he would be taking a leave of absence for two weeks as there had been a death in his family.

Option 1: He said, "I will be taking a leave of absence for two weeks as there has been a death in my family."

Option 2: He said, "I would be taking a leave of absence for 2 weeks as there been a death in my family."

Option 3: He said "I will be taking a leave of absence for two week as there is a death in my family."

Option 4: He said "I am going to take a leave for two weeks as there had been a death in my family."

Team Careers360 · Accepted Answer

Correct Answer: He said, "I will be taking a leave of absence for two weeks as there has been a death in my family."

Solution : The correct choice is the first option.

In the case of direct form, the words of the speaker are put in quotation marks while using the correct tense to convey the statement directly.
In this case, the tense will be changed to present perfect tense (has been), as it is being quoted directly.
The pronoun "he" will be replaced with "I" to match the change from reported to direct speech.

Therefore, the sentence in direct form is: He said, "I will be taking a leave of absence for two weeks as there has been a death in my family."

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