Pick the sentence that uses reported speech accurately:
Original quote: “I can’t hide my powers any longer,” said Elsa.
- Elsa said she can’t hide her powers any longer.
- Elsa said she couldn’t hide her powers any longer.
- Elsa said she didn’t hide her powers any longer.
- Elsa said that she won’t hide her powers any longer.
Explanation
In reported speech, the present modal “can’t” usually shifts to the past “couldn’t” when the reporting verb is in the past tense.
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