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Direction: In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.

He said, ''The mice will play, when the cat is away."

A)  He said that the mice will play when the cat is away

B) He said that the mice would play when the cat was away

C) He said that the mice would play when the cat would be away

D) He said that the mice shall play, when the cat is away