Question

The teacher said to us "Honesty is the best policy"​

Answer 1

Answer:

Indirect speech— “He said that honesty is the best policy.”

Reason is :

Even if the reporting verb is in the past tense, but if the reported speech is a universal truth, then we do not change the reported speech in indirect speech.

Usually we do,

Direct Speech: You say, “I shall visit London.”

Indirect Speech: You say that you will visit London.

But in this case, the reported speech “honesty is the best policy” is a universal truth therefore it will not be changed.

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

10-a-ii) The teacher told us that honesty is the best policy.

10-a-i) He said that he was a poor man.