Select the correct direct form of the given sentence The traveller said that he had come a long way off. (a) The traveller said, "He had come a long way off." (b) The traveller said, "I am coming a long way off." (c) The traveller told, "He has come a long way off." (d) The traveller said, "I have come a long way off."

Options

A. The traveller said, "He had come a long way off."
B. The traveller said, "I am coming a long way off."
C. The traveller told, "He has come a long way off."
D. The traveller said, "I have come a long way off."

Answer

D

Explanation

The traveller said, "I have come a long way off." (Correct)
(a) The traveller said, "He `ul("had come")` a long way off." (Incorrect tense)
(b) The traveller said, "I `ul("am coming")` a long way off."( Incorrect tense)
(c ) The traveller told, "`ul("He has")` come a long way off." (Incorrect Pronoun)