Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
His father said to him, 'I cannot allow you to waste my hard-earned money.'
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. His father told him that he could not allow him to waste his hard-earned money.
- To convert it into indirect speech:
- Remove commas and inverted commas.
- said to is replaced by told.
- I will be changed to he and my to his because the first person pronouns are changed according to the subject of the reporting verb.
- Cannot allow will be changed to could not allow.
- So, the final sentence is: His father told him that he could not allow him to waste his hard-earned money.