Gramática ⇒ Reported speech

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Choose the alternative that has the DIRECT SPEECH for the following REPORTED SPEECH:

Sailor Ellen MacArthur said she’d been preparing for her trip for months so she was feeling optimistic.

a) Ellen: “I had been preparing for my trip for months so I was feeling optimistic”.
b) Ellen: “I prepared for my trip for months so I am feeling optimistic”.
c) Ellen: “I have prepared for her trip for months so I feel optimistic”.
d) Ellen: “I’ve been preparing for my trip for months so I am feeling optimistic”.
e) Ellen: “I would have prepared for my trip for months so I would feel optimistic”.