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Question
Read the given passages and rewrite them using the direct speech.
The cyclist warned the driver not to move his car till the police arrived. The driver pleaded that it was not his fault; he was ready to pay a hundred rupees to repair the damaged cycle. The cyclist refused the money and insisted that the police be called.
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Solution
| The cyclist | Don’t move your car till the police arrive. |
| Car driver | Sir, it is not my fault. I’m ready to pay hundred rupees for repairing the damaged cycle. |
| The cyclist | I don’t want the money. I want to call the police |
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