Choose the best reported speech transformation: Belle said, “I can’t leave the castle yet.”
- Belle said she could not leave the castle yet.
- Belle says she cannot leave the castle yet.
- Belle said that she cannot leave the castle yet.
- Belle was saying she can’t leave the castle yet.
Explanation
In reported speech, “can” (present) often shifts to “could” (past). The reporting verb (said) is also in the past tense.
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