The Police Chief warned that more accidents would occur if people continued to disregard traffic rules.
A. The Police Chief said, "More accidents will occur if people continue to disregard traffic rules."
B. The Police Chief said, "More accidents would occur if people continue to disregard traffic rules."
C. The Police Chief said, "Beware! More accident will occur if people continue to disregard traffic rules."
D. The Police chief said, "Beware! More accidents will occur if people continued to disregard traffic rules."
Answer: Option C
Solution (By Examveda Team)
The given sentence is in indirect speech.Indirect Speech: The Police Chief warned that more accidents would occur if people continued to disregard traffic rules.
To convert it into Direct Speech, we must reverse the tense change and remove the conjunction "that".
In indirect speech, "would" changes to "will" and "continued" changes to "continue" when converted to direct speech.
Therefore, the correct direct speech is:
The Police Chief said, "More accidents will occur if people continue to disregard traffic rules."
Hence, Option A is the correct answer.
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