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Rewrite the sentence in Direct Speech. The teacher told me that I was neglecting my duties.

Q: Answer-Rewrite the sentence in Direct Speech. The teacher told me that I was neglecting my duties.

Direct speech, which is also known as direct discourse, relays the exact words spoken. One way to tell when direct speech is used is to look for quotation marks. Another useful indicator is the presence of a reporting verb or a signal phrase.

A The teacher said to me, ‘You are neglecting your duties’

B The teacher said to me, ‘You were neglecting your duties’

C The teacher said to me, ‘You have neglecting your duties’

D The teacher said to me, ‘You neglect your duties’

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