Question

my father said to me, Always speak the truth.... make indirect​

Answer 1

My father said to me,always speak the truth

Answer 2

My father told me to always speak the truth.

The above sentence is in the indirect form of the sentence: My father said to me, "Always speak the truth", which is in the direct form.

To convert to indirect form, we first identify and accordingly change the tense of the sentence being said (in quotations). But in this case, no change in tense is possible.

This is because the sentence does not contain a subject and is in an advisory tone (or can be considered as universal advice). Conversion in such cases is not possible.

Therefore, the indirect form of the sentence will be:

My father told me to always speak the truth.