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    Question

    Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.

    The Queen ordered the ministers to cut off the prisoner's head.

    A The Queen was telling the ministers, "Cut of the prisoner's head!" Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B The Queen had said to the ministers, "Cut off the prisoner's head!" Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C The Queen says to the minister, "Cut off the prisoner's head!" Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D The Queen said to the ministers, "Cut off the prisoner's head!" Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    As the reported speech is in the simple past tense, the direct speech would be–The Queen said to the ministers, "Cut off the prisoner's head!"

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