Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
The traffic police told me that I couldn’t park my two-wheeler there.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. The traffic police said to me, ' You can’t park your two-wheeler here.”
Changes required:
Conjunction removal: In direct speech, inverted commas (“__”) are added and the conjunction “that” is removed.
Pronoun: Indirect speech had “I” (me), which becomes “you” in direct speech, as the police is talking to “me”.
Tense: “Couldn’t” (past) changes to “can’t” (present) because direct speech reflects the actual words spoken.
Place: “There” becomes “here” in direct speech to match the actual spoken location.
Converted sentence: The traffic police said to me, 'You can’t park your two-wheeler here.”
Hence, the chosen option is correct.