Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.
She told her brother that she was going to meet her friend.

Options

A. She said to her brother, "I was going to meet my friend."
B. She said to her brother, "She will go to meet her friend."
C. She said to her brother, "I am gone to meet her friend."
D. She said to her brother, "I am going to meet my friend."

Answer

D

Explanation

She said to her brother, "I am going to meet my friend." (Correct)
(a) She said to her brother, "I `ul("was going")` to meet my friend." (Change of reported speech to past continuous is incorrect)
(b) She said to her brother, "She `ul("will go")` to meet her friend." (Change of reported speech to simple future is incorrect)
(c ) She said to her brother, “I `ul("am gone")` to meet her friend." (Incorrect tense used)