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Direction: In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect /Direct.

  1. My father said, “Honesty is the best policy.”
    1. My father stated that honesty was the best policy.
    2. My father said that honesty is the best policy.
    3. My father said that honesty was the best policy.
    4. My father said that honesty has been the best policy.
Correct Option: B


The statement is a Universal Truth. Hence, there will be no change in the Tense of the Verb.



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