Correct Answer:
C. He said, 'I will go as soon as it is possible.'
When converting reported speech to direct speech, several changes are necessary to reflect the original speaker's exact words and perspective. The foundational concept involves reversing the tense and pronoun shifts.
- Correct Option C: "He said, 'I will go as soon as it is possible.'" is accurate because 'he' in reported speech becomes 'I' (the original speaker), 'would go' reverts to 'will go' (future tense), and 'was possible' reverts to 'is possible' (present tense). This correctly captures the original statement.
- Option A: "He said, 'He would go as soon as it was possible.'" is incorrect as it fails to change the pronoun from 'he' to 'I' and the tenses back to their original form.
- Option B: "He said, 'I would go as soon as it was possible.'" is incorrect because while it changes the pronoun to 'I', it does not revert the tenses ('would go' and 'was possible') to their direct speech equivalents.
- Option D: "He said, 'I shall go when it is possible.'" is incorrect because 'shall' is less common than 'will' for future intention in modern English, and 'when' alters the meaning slightly from 'as soon as', which implies immediacy.