English Narration Narration Change Assertive and Interrogative sentence Question #7332 (CAT-I)

Select the correct indirect narration: My mother said, "Honesty is the best policy."

A My mother said that honesty was the best policy.

B My mother told that honesty is the best policy.

C My mother said that honesty is the best policy.

D My mother asked if honesty is the best policy.

Correct Answer & Explanation

Option C

• 'Honesty is the best policy' is a universal truth/proverb. • When the reported speech states a universal truth or a habitual fact, the tense of the reported speech does not change, even if the reporting verb is in the past tense. • The reporting verb 'said' remains 'said' as there is no object. • The connector 'that' is used for assertive sentences.

Select the correct indirect narration: My mother said, "Honesty is the best policy."

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