Choose the option that is in the indirect form of the sentence. I said to him,…

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Choose the option that is in the indirect form of the sentence.

I said to him, “Do not take this route as the road is in a very bad condition.”

  1. A.

    I suggested to him to not take that route as the road was in a very bad condition.

  2. B.

    I ordered him not to take that route as the road is in a very bad condition.

  3. C.

    I told him to not to take that route as the road was in a very bad condition.

  4. D.

    I advised him not to take that route as the road was in a very bad condition.

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Correct answer: D

Solution

The indirect form of the given sentence is 'I advised him not to take that route as the road was in a very bad condition.'

The sentence which is used to convey a command, a request, or a forbiddance is called an imperative sentence. So the given speech is an imperative one.

While changing the narration of an imperative sentence, we need to follow the given steps-

Change 'said to' in reporting clause into ordered/forbade/suggested/advised, etc.

'Do not' is changed into 'not to'.

'To' is followed by the base form of the verb. 'This' is changed into 'that' .

The simple present tense (is/am/are) is changed into the simple past tense (was/were).

The final sentence- I advised him not to take that route as the road was in a very bad condition.

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