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Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.

I said to you, "He cannot be trusted completely."

Option 1: I told you that he could not be trusted completely.

Option 2: You told me that he could not be trusted completely.

Option 3: I said you that he cannot be trusted completely.

Option 4: You told me that he cannot be trusted completely.


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Correct Answer: I told you that he could not be trusted completely.


Solution : The correct choice is the first option .

The given sentence is in the direct speech . As per the indirect speech, the words of the speaker are reported.

Narration Conversion:

  • Said is changed to the reporting verb told in the indirect speech.
  • Cannot is changed to could not in the indirect speech, as the present tense is changed to the past tense.
  • That is used to introduce the reported clause.

Therefore, the sentence in indirect speech is: I told you that he could not be trusted completely .

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