Question

The saint said," Honesty is the best policy". Change it into indirect speech.

Answer 1

the saint said than honesty is the best policy.

this is becuz the reported speech is a universal truth.


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Answer 2

Q.Change into indirect speech.
The saint said," Honesty is the best policy".

Indirect speech=> The saint told that honesty is the best policy.

Rules for changing from direct to indirect speech-
1)'Said to' is changed to 'told'
2)Inverted commas are removed.
3)The reported speech is introduced by some conjunctions - that, as, if, what, why, etc.
4)Person is changed.
5)Reported verb is changed.
6)Nearness is changed into farness.