The teacher said to me, “Do not tell a lie!” Change into Indirect Speech
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Indirect Speech: The teacher told me not to tell a lie.
Explanation: While reporting imperative sentences we use reporting verbs like ask, request, beg, order, advise, wish etc to match the mood of the sentence.
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Indirect Speech: The teacher advised me not to tell a lie.
The teacher said to me,”Do not tell a lie” (direct speech)
The teacher advised me not to tell a lie (indirect speech)
While changing imperative sentence reporting verb is changed according to the sense of reported speech i.e, it is changed into advised, suggested, requested,ordered etc.