Direct Speech Sentence: The gardener said, “Please keep off the grass”.…
2023
Direct Speech Sentence: The gardener said, “Please keep off the grass”.
Question: Choose the option in which the given sentence has been correctly changed into indirect narration.
- A.
The gardener ordered the public to keep off the grass.
- B.
The gardener told the public to keep off the grass.
- C.
The gardener requested the public to keep off the grass.
- D.
The gardener advised the public to keep off the grass.
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Correct answer: C
Correct indirect sentence: The gardener requested the public to keep off the grass.
Why this is correct: "Please" expresses a polite request; the reporting verb "requested" preserves that tone. The imperative is changed to an infinitive clause (keep → to keep).
Notes on other choices: "The gardener told the public to keep off the grass" is grammatically acceptable but less polite. "Ordered" is too strong and changes the force of the message. "Advised" changes the meaning toward giving advice rather than making a request.
Tense and pronouns: No change of tense or pronoun is needed in this sentence when converting to indirect speech.
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