Since the content two wrongs do not make a right is a universal truth or proverb, the tense does not change. We simply put the exact words in quotation marks after the reporting verb said.
Choose the option which best expresses the following sentence in Direct speech: The speaker said that two wrongs do not make a right.
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Choose the option which best expresses the following sentence in Direct speech:
The speaker said that two wrongs do not make a right.
Held on 19 Jun 2023 · Verified 13 Jul 2026.
Options
- A
The speaker said, "Two wrongs do not make a right".
- B
The speaker said, "Don't make two wrongs right".
- C
The speaker said, "What wrongs! did not make right
- D
The speaker said, "Two wrongs and not to make a right".
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