Choose the correct option to change the given sentence into indirect speech.

“You cannot enter,” said the guard sternly, “Where is your pass?”

The guard sternly told him that he could not enter and asked for his pass.

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The guard told him where his pass is and that he cannot enter.

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The guard told him that he cannot enter and where is his pass.

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The guard asked that he cannot enter and where is his pass?

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The correct option is A
The guard sternly told him that he could not enter and asked for his pass.

The guard sternly told him that he cannot enter and asked for his pass.

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Choose the correct option to change the given sentence into indirect speech. “You cannot enter,” said the guard sternly, “Where is your pass?”

The correct option is A The guard sternly told him that he could not enter and asked for his pass. The guard sternly told him that he cannot enter and asked for his pass.

Choose the correct option to change the given sentence into indirect speech.

“You cannot enter,” said the guard sternly, “Where is your pass?”

The correct option is A
The guard sternly told him that he could not enter and asked for his pass.

The guard sternly told him that he cannot enter and asked for his pass.