Choose the option that is in the direct form of the sentence The teacher…
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Choose the option that is in the direct form of the sentence
The teacher ordered the students to keep quiet otherwise she would punish them.
- A.
The teacher said to the students, "Please, keep quiet otherwise I will punish you."
- B.
The teacher said to the students, "Keep quiet otherwise I will punish them."
- C.
The teacher ordered to the students, "Keep quiet otherwise I will punish you."
- D.
The teacher said to the students, "Keep quiet otherwise I will punish you."
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Correct answer: D
Solution
The direct form of the given sentence is 'The teacher said to the students, "Keep quiet otherwise I will punish you."
While changing an imperative sentence from indirect speech to direct speech, we need to follow these steps-
'to' will be replaced with a comma (,) and inverted commas (" ").
'Ordered/requested/advised, etc.' is changed into 'said to'.
'Would' is changed into 'will'.
The third-person (she/them) is changed into (I/you) i.e. according to the subject and object of the reporting verb respectively (The teacher and students).
The final sentence- The teacher said to the students, "Keep quiet otherwise I will punish you."