Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.

The captain said that the crew had to leave the ship at Liverpool.

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  1. The captain said, “The crew have to leave the ship at Liverpool.”
  2. The captain said to the crew, “Leave the ship at Liverpool.”
  3. The captain said, “The crew could leave the ship at Liverpool.”
  4. The captain said, “The crew has to leave the ship at Liverpool.”

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Option 4 : The captain said, “The crew has to leave the ship at Liverpool.”
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The correct answer is The captain said, “The crew has to leave the ship at Liverpool.”

Key Points

  • The given sentence is in Indirect Speech. As per the question, we have to change it into Direct Speech. 
  • The process of transformation is as follows:
    • In the given sentence 'said' will not change because the reporting verb does not have an object.
    • Comma and inverted commas will be added.
    • The auxiliary verb 'had' will be changed into 'has'. 
       

Correct Sentence: The captain said, “The crew has to leave the ship at Liverpool.”

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  • दिया गया वाक्य Indirect Speech में है। प्रश्न के अनुसार हमें इसे Direct Speech में बदलना होगा।
  • परिवर्तन की प्रक्रिया इस प्रकार है:
    • दिए गए वाक्य में 'said' नहीं बदलेगा क्योंकि reporting verb में कोई object नहीं है।
    • अल्पविराम और उल्टे अल्पविराम जोड़े जाएंगे।
    • सहायक क्रिया 'had' को 'has' में बदल दिया जाएगा।
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