Question

Change from indirect speech to direct speech:
She expressed her desire to meet her father before she left for her holiday.

• A. She said, "Oh! I wish to meet my father before I leave for my holiday."
• B. She said, "I desired to meet my father before I leave for my holiday."
• C. She said, "She wished to meet her father before she left for her holiday."
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is A She said, "Oh! I wish to meet my father before I leave for my holiday."

The given sentence expresses a desire.

In the direct speech, the reported verb must be in the present tense as an infinitive has been used in the indirect speech.

Thus, 'desired and 'wished' are in the wrong form of the tense. We can thus eliminate options B and C as incorrect answers.

In the direct speech the sentence must be,

She said, "Oh! I wish to meet my father before I leave for my holiday."

Thus option a is the correct answer.