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    Question

    Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given

    sentence.  Our Principal says, “Rules are to be followed at any cost.”
    A Our Principal advised that rules need to be followed at any cost. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Our Principal says that rules are to be followed at any cost. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Our Principal told that rules are to be followed at any cost. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Our Principal said that rules had to be followed at any cost. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Since the sentence is a general statement, there is no need to change the tense, so we keep it in the present tense. Therefore, the correct indirect form is "Our Principal said that rules are to be followed at any cost."

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