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 supervisor told the staff that the submission deadline had been pushed back by two days.

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1. The indirect sentence reports what the supervisor told the staff.
2. It uses "had been pushed back by two days", which in direct speech becomes **"The submission deadline has been pushed back by two days," said the supervisor.**
3. Options (a) and (d) change the meaning or add a new instruction. Option (c) changes subject and tense ("we are pushing back").
4. Option (b) keeps the same meaning and correct form.

FINAL_ANSWER: b

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