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Change the following sentence into Indirect Speech :

I said to my brother, "Don't tell a lie."

Solution

Correct Option: 1

A negative imperative (Don't tell a lie) is reported using advised/told + not to + verb. The correct indirect form is: I advised my brother not to tell a lie, matching option 1.

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