Answer-My father said to me, 'Don't talk to your mother like that.'

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My father said to me, "Don't talk to your mother like that."

In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

A My father warns me not to talk to my mother like that.

B My father warned me not to talk to my mother like that.

C My father warned me not to have talked to my mother like that.

D My father warns me not to have talked to my mother like that.

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