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He said, "Honesty is the best policy."

  • He said that Honesty is the best policy.
  • He said that Honesty was the best policy.
  • He said that Honesty would be the best policy.
  • He said that Honesty will be the best policy.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

If Reporting verb is in Past Tense and Reported Speech is a universal truth, then we do not change it in indirect speech.

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1. Sonia said, "You help my sister".

  • Sonia said that I helps her sister.
  • Sonia said to me that I helped her sister.
  • Sonia said that I helped her sister.
  • Sonia says that I helped her sister.

Answer: Option C

2. The Judge said to inspector, "Call the thieves."

  • The Judge urged inspector to call the thieves.
  • The Judge ordered inspector to get the thieves.
  • The Judge requested inspector to call the thieves.
  • The Judge ordered inspector to call the thieves.

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Note: In this type of imperative sentences, we do not use "if/whether", instead we use "to" to replace inverted commas.

3. Rahul said to me, " I had gone through it."

  • Rahul told me that he have went through it.
  • Rahul told me that he have gone through it.
  • Rahul told me that he had went through it.
  • Rahul told me that he had gone through it.

Answer: Option D

4. Sheela said, "I must go."

  • Sheela said that she had to go.
  • Sheela said that I must go.
  • Sheela said that she need to go.
  • Sheela said that she must went.

Answer: Option A

5. She said, "Madam, I have done homework."

  • She said respectfully that she had been done homework.
  • She said respectfully that she has done homework.
  • She said respectfully that she had done homework.
  • She said respectfully to her teacher that she had done homework.

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Note: while changing it to indirect speech, remove "Sir/Madam" with "respectfully" as we did in this question.

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