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Rewrite the following in reported speech:
She said to me, "Do not believe everything he says".

A
She said to me do not believe everything he says.
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She told me not to believe everything he said.
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She told me that do not believe everything he says.
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D
She warned me not to believe everything he says.
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Solution

The correct option is D She warned me not to believe everything he says.

The two ways of relating what a person has said are 1)direct and 2)indirect (reported speech).In direct speech, the original speaker's exact words are repeated. Direct speech is found in plays and quotations.

In indirect/reported speech, the exact meaning is expressed but not necessarily using the original speaker's exact words. Pronouns and possessive adjectives usually change from first or second person to the third person except when the speaker is reporting his own words. Sometimes a noun can be inserted to avoid doubt.

The correct answer is D as 'don't' indicates a warning, and so the introductory verb 'warned' + subject+ not to + verb is used.

Options A,B, and C are wrong as said, told, said, and do not can't be used while reporting the statement.

The correct answer is D) She warned me not to believe everything he says.


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