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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. My father said to me, "It might rain yesterday".

  • My father told me that it may have rain the previous day.
  • My father told me that it would rain the previous day.
  • My father told me that it might rain the previous day.
  • My father told me that it could rain the previous day.

Answer: Option C

2. Raju said to me, "He worked hard".

  • Raju told me that he had worked hard.
  • Raju told me that he has worked hard.
  • Raju told me that he had been worked hard.
  • Raju told me that he has been worked hard.

Answer: Option A

3. The children said, "Let us complete homework together."

  • The children told that let them complete homework together.
  • The children told that they should complete homework together.
  • The children suggested that they should complete homework together.
  • The children asked that they should complete homework together.

Answer: Option C

4. He said to you, "You may go out".

  • He told you that you might be go out.
  • He said you that you might be go out.
  • He told you that you may go out.
  • He told you that you might go out.

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

When Reporting verb in past Tense and reported speech is having "may" after subject + First Verb.
Then we change "may" to "might" + First verb.

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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