Q:

Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.

Taru said that she could not leave the children alone.

• 1
  Taru said, “I cannot leave the children alone.”
• 2
  Taru said, “I could not be leaving the children alone.”
• 3
  Taru said, “I will not leave the children alone.”
• 4
  Taru said, “She would not leave the children alone.”