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A sentence is provided in indirect speech. From the four given options, choose the one that most accurately conveys the sentence in its corresponding direct speech. The magistrate declared that justice must be upheld regardless of the consequences.

1. “Justice should be upheld regardless of the consequences,” declared the magistrate.
2. “Justice must be upheld regardless of the consequences,” the magistrate declared.
3. “We uphold justice regardless of the consequences,” declared the magistrate.
4. “One must uphold justice,” the magistrate declared.

Correct answer: “Justice must be upheld regardless of the consequences,” the magistrate declared.

Solution

In indirect speech, "must" remains "must" in direct speech when the meaning is unchanged. The sentence should be placed in quotation marks with the reporting clause outside. Option B preserves both the modal and the meaning exactly.

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