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Question : Select the most appropriate option to change the sentences from Direct Speech to Reported Speech.

The writer said, “Don’t cross the word limit.”

 

Option 1: The writer said not to cross the word limit.
 

Option 2: The writer asked if I would cross the word limit.
 

Option 3: The writer forbade me to cross the word limit.
 

Option 4: The writer asks if I had crossed the word limit.


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Answer (1)
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Correct Answer: The writer forbade me to cross the word limit.
 


Solution :

The correct answer is option 3.

The writer forbade me to cross the word limit.

Explanation:

The direct sentence is in the simple present tense in order to convert it into indirect we need to follow the below rules.

Direct Speech

Indirect Speech

Simple Present (Subject + V1 + Object)

Simple Past (Subject + V2 + Object)

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