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. The coordinator reminded the team that the deadline extension applied only to those who had submitted a formal request.
"The extension is granted only to those who made formal requests," the coordinator said.
"The extension is granted only to those who made formal requests," the coordinator said. is correct.
To turn indirect speech into direct speech, put the reported words in quotation marks and undo the backshift of tense: "applied" returns to a present form and "had submitted" returns to the simple past "made".
The reported rule is that the deadline extension covers only those who made a formal request, and this choice states exactly that.
"Those who never submitted a formal request can use the deadline extension" reverses the meaning. "If you didn't formally request, the deadline extension doesn't apply" recasts the rule as a condition addressed to "you". "Those who haven't requested cannot use the deadline extension" leaves out the formal request and states only the negative side.
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