Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Change the following sentence into Direct Speech.

The speaker said that two wrongs do not make a right

Options:

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

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

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

The speaker said, "Two wrongs always make right"

Correct Answer:

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

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) - The speaker said, "Two wrongs do not make a right"

Explanation:

  • The given sentence is in Indirect Speech:
    The speaker said that two wrongs do not make a right.

  • When changing to Direct Speech, we remove “that” and place the exact words of the speaker within quotation marks.

 Correct Direct Speech:
The speaker said, "Two wrongs do not make a right."

Why others are incorrect:

  1. "Don't make two wrongs right" → Changes the meaning and structure.

  2. "What wrongs! did not make right" →  Grammatically incorrect and meaningless.

  3. "Two wrongs always make right" →  Alters the meaning completely.

 Therefore, Option 3 is the only correct direct speech form.