A sentence is provided in indirect speech. From the four given options, choose the one that most accurately conveys the sentence in its corresponding direct speech.

Question :

Options :

• “Little do I realize what consequences my words would have,” he said.
• “Little did I realize what consequences my words would have,” he said.
• “I realized little about the consequences of my words,” he said.
• “I hardly realize the consequences of my words,” said he.

correct answer : b)

The correct answer is option b) i.e. “Little did I realize what consequences my words would have,” he said.

Explaination :

Changes required:

Conjunction: “That” is removed and inverted commas are added.

Verb: “Said that” changes to “said”.

Tense: Past tense remains the same as the reporting verb is also in past tense.

Pronoun: “He” changes to “I” and “his” changes to “my”.

Others: The structure “little did he realize” is preserved as it expresses emphasis.

Converted sentence: “Little did I realize what consequences my words would have,” he said.

Hence, the chosen option is correct.