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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Choose the option which best expresses the following sentence in Direct speech:

The speaker said that two wrongs do not make a right.

Options:

The speaker said, "Two wrongs do not make a right".

The speaker said, "Don't make two wrongs right".

The speaker said, "What wrongs ! did not make right".

The speaker said, "Two wrongs and not to make a right".

Correct Answer:

The speaker said, "Two wrongs do not make a right".

Explanation:

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.

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