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the teacher said to the boy do you think that honesty is the best policy the boy said yes sir I think so then learn to be honest said the teacher thank you sir said the boy
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Answer :
This question is on direct and indirect speech.
The given sentence is in direct speech.
Direct Speech : The teacher said to the boys, "Honesty is the best policy."
Direct speech is defined as the way of repeating what someone said using the exact same words used by that person.
The given sentence, correctly converted to indirect speech, is :
Indirect Speech : The teacher advised the boys that honesty is the best policy.
Indirect speech is defined as the way of reporting what someone said without using the exact same words and without changing the meaning of the statements. It is also called reported speech.
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