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Question : Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.

The policeman told the boys that they could not park their car there.

Option 1: The policeman said to the boys, "You could not park their car there."

Option 2: The policeman said to the boys, "You cannot park your car here."

Option 3: The policeman said to the boys, "How could you park your car here?"

Option 4: The policeman told to the boys, "They could not park their car there."


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Correct Answer: The policeman said to the boys, "You cannot park your car here."


Solution : The second option is the correct answer.

Direct speech is a form of speech or writing where the actual words spoken by a person are quoted within quotation marks and attributed to the speaker.
Narration conversion:

"Can" will be changed to "could" in reported speech.

"Told" changes to "said to".

In direct speech, "you" is used for "the boys". So, "you" is replaced by "they" in indirect speech. Similarly, "their" is changed to "your".

"There" is changed to "here".

Therefore, the correct answer is: The policeman said to the boys, "You cannot park your car here ."

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