The task is to convert a sentence from Indirect Speech to Direct Speech. The given sentence is: "The officer told his peon that he was not efficient."

Understanding Indirect to Direct Speech Conversion

Converting indirect speech to direct speech involves reversing the changes made during the initial conversion. Key changes to remember are:

• The reporting verb (e.g., 'told', 'asked') changes back (e.g., 'told' becomes 'said to').
• The conjunction (e.g., 'that', 'if') is removed.
• Pronouns change to reflect the original speaker and listener.
• The tense of the reported verb shifts back to its original form.
• The reported speech is enclosed in quotation marks (single or double).
• Punctuation is adjusted accordingly, typically with a comma before the opening quotation mark.

Applying the Conversion Rules

Let's break down the conversion process for the given sentence:

1. Reporting Verb: The indirect speech uses 'told'. In direct speech, this becomes 'said to'. So, "The officer told his peon" becomes "The officer said to his peon".
2. Conjunction: The word 'that' introduces the reported clause in indirect speech and needs to be removed.
3. Pronoun: The pronoun 'he' in the indirect speech refers to the officer talking *about* the peon. In direct speech, the officer is talking *to* the peon, so 'he' changes to 'you'.
4. Tense Shift: The reported verb is 'was not efficient'. In indirect speech, when the reporting verb is past tense ('told'), the present tense ('are') in direct speech often becomes past tense ('was'). Therefore, 'was not efficient' reverts to 'are not efficient'.
5. Punctuation and Quotation Marks: Add a comma after 'peon' and enclose the direct statement in single quotes.

Combining these steps, the sentence becomes: "The officer said to his peon, 'You are not efficient.'"

Analyzing the Options

Now, let's compare our converted sentence with the given options:

• Option 1: "The officer said to his peon, ‘You were not efficient’" - This is incorrect because the tense should be present ('are'), not past ('were').
• Option 2: "The officer said to his peon, ‘You are not efficient’" - This matches our converted sentence perfectly, with the correct reporting verb, pronoun, tense, and punctuation.
• Option 3: "The officer said to his peon, ‘You not efficient’" - This is grammatically incorrect as it lacks the verb 'are'.
• Option 4: "The officer said to his peon, ‘You have not been efficient’" - This changes the tense to present perfect continuous, which is not the correct reversion from 'was not efficient'.

Conclusion

Based on the rules of converting indirect speech to direct speech, specifically the pronoun and tense changes, Option 2 is the correct representation.