Choose the option which best expresses the following sentence in Direct speech:
The speaker said that two wrongs do not make a right.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) - The speaker said, "Two wrongs do not make a right".
To convert the given sentence from Indirect Speech to Direct Speech, we need to remove "that" and place the original words within quotation marks.
- Indirect Speech: The speaker said that two wrongs do not make a right.
- Direct Speech: "Two wrongs do not make a right."
This is a universal truth or proverb, so the verb remains in the present tense.