Read the direct speech (DS) and the reported speech (RS) and identify which element of the RS is incorrect. DS: “The road can become very slippery when the leaves fall in autumn,” the guide explained. RS: The guide told us that the road can became very slippery when the leaves fell in autumn.

The pronoun (us) should be we.

The backshifted verb (can) should be could.

There is a spelling mistake.

The reporting verb (told) should be said.

There is no incorrect element.