**Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.**

“So help me heaven!”, the man cried, “I shall never lie again.”

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**Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.**

“So help me heaven!”, the man cried, “I shall never lie again.”

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**Solution:**

1. The original sentence is a solemn oath: “So help me heaven!”, the man cried, “I shall never lie again.”

2. The phrase "So help me heaven!" is an invocation to a higher power to witness the man's promise.

3. The man’s statement "I shall never lie again" is a firm resolution.

4. In indirect speech, the exclamation and the promise are combined to convey the meaning accurately.

5. Option 2 correctly paraphrases the sentence as: "The man called upon heaven to witness his resolve that he would never lie again."

6. Other options either distort the meaning or introduce incorrect elements (e.g., ordering heaven, incorrect pronouns, or changing the intent).

**Answer:** The man called upon heaven to witness his resolve that he would never lie again.

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